Gianni Infantino elected FIFA President
Q. Who has been appointed as the President of FIFA after winning a second round vote at the Zurich Extraordinary FIFA Congress on 26th February 2016?- Published on 29 Feb 16a. Sepp Blatter
b. Sheikh Salman
c. Prince Ali
d. Gianni Infantino
ANSWER: Gianni Infantino
Gianni Infantino was elected as president of Fédération Internationale de Football Association) after winning a second-round vote at Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland on 26th February 2016. He was elected as the 9th FIFA President. This was after the second ballot in which he secured 115 of 207 votes. He will serve FIFA till 2019. He was previously the general secretary of EU governing body UEFA, succeeding Sepp Blatter who held the position since 1998. Infantino, a 45 year old defeated other contenders like Sheikh Salman of Bahrain, Prince Ali of Jordan and Jerome Champagne of France.
