2011 FIFA presidential election
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The 2011 FIFA presidential election was the controversial vote in which Sepp Blatter was re-elected as president of world football’s governing body amid widespread corruption allegations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2011 event
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FIFA presidential election ⓘ sports election ⓘ |
| abstentions | 17 ⓘ |
| broadcast | international sports media ⓘ |
| challengerStatus | withdrew before vote ⓘ |
| context | followed controversy over 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of corruption
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alleged vote-buying in FIFA ⓘ bribery allegations involving Mohamed bin Hammam ⓘ questions over transparency of FIFA governance ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
anti-corruption organizations
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football associations ⓘ sponsors ⓘ |
| date | 2011-06-01 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | FIFA Congress delegates ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | 208 ⓘ |
| endOfTerm | 2015 ⓘ |
| ethicsProceedingsBy | FIFA Ethics Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FAAction |
English FA abstained from vote
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English FA called for election postponement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentAfterElection | Sepp Blatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Sepp Blatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialChallenger | Mohamed bin Hammam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | multiple official FIFA languages ⓘ |
| location | Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2015 FIFA presidential election ⓘ |
| notableCritic |
English Football Association
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidatesAtVote | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfVoters | 208 ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | FIFA Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2007 FIFA presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForWithdrawal | faced ethics investigation ⓘ |
| result | Sepp Blatter re-elected FIFA president NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
highlighted governance crisis in FIFA
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preceded later large-scale FIFA corruption investigations ⓘ |
| startOfTerm | 2011 ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| venue | FIFA headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votesAgainst | 0 ⓘ |
| votesForSeppBlatter | 186 ⓘ |
| winner | Sepp Blatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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