Election Name: | 2019 FIFA presidential election |
Country: | FIFA |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 73rd FIFA Congress |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Election Date: | 5 June 2019 |
Image1: | Gianni Infantino 2018.jpg |
Candidate1: | Gianni Infantino |
Home State1: | Italy Switzerland |
Popular Vote1: | Acclamation |
President | |
Before Election: | / Gianni Infantino |
After Election: | / Gianni Infantino |
Posttitle: | Elected President |
The 69th FIFA Congress was held in Paris expo Porte de Versailles in Nice, France, on 5 June 2019.[1]
On 13 June 2018, during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a second term.[2] After the deadline on 5 February 2019, he was the only candidate.[3] Consequently, he was assured to be reelected as FIFA President through acclamation.[4]
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width=75% | Candidate | |
/ Gianni Infantino | Acclamation |