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Gianni Infantino Elected FIFA President: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

Infantino secured the majority needed to take the post in the second round of voting, with Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa his closest rival for the position.

Dan Roan of BBC Sport provided the scoring from the decisive round of balloting, which confirmed the organisation's first new president since 1998, when Sepp Blatter was elected:

FIFA presidential election
Round 2
Salman 88
Infantino 115
Infantino new FIFA President— Dan Roan (@danroan) February 26, 2016

The new FIFA chief vowed to right the wrongs of previous regimes in his first address after winning the election, per BBC Sport:

I accept the result of this election, thank you.