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Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA president for fifth term

By Interfax-Ukraine.
A man wearing a mask depicting FIFA President Sepp Blatter holding Swiss Francs stands next to a woman holding a banner reading \"Game over for Blatter\" during a protest held in front of the Hallenstadium where the 65th FIFA Congress takes place in Zurich.
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Sepp Blatter has been officially re-elected as FIFA's president for a fifth term by the world governing body's 209 member associations.

Seventy-nine-year old Blatter, saw off the challenge of Jordan’s Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein at FIFA’s annual Congress in Zurich. In a secret ballot he was re-elected with 133 votes from the 209 voting members.

The process was to go to a second round of voting, after Blatter failed to get the 139 votes needed in the first round to win; a two-thirds majority was necessary.

Blatter received 133 votes Prince Ali 73 and three ballots were spoiled. However, Prince Ali conceded before the second round of voting took place – when a simple majority would have been enough for either contender to win.

Blatter has been serving as FIFA president since 1998.

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