73rd FIFA Congress
{{Short description|Meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body}}
{{Lead too short|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2023 FIFA presidential election
| country = FIFA
| flag_image = 70px
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = no
| previous_election = 69th FIFA Congress
| previous_year = 2019
| next_election = 77th FIFA Congress
| next_year = 2027
| election_date = 16 March 2023
| image1 = Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA (52390379929).jpg
| image1_size =
| candidate1 = Gianni Infantino
| home_state1 = Italy
Switzerland
| popular_vote1 = Acclamation
| title = President
| before_election = {{flagicon|SWI}}/{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Infantino
| after_election = {{flagicon|SWI}}/{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Infantino
| posttitle = Elected President
}}
The 73rd FIFA Congress was held in BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on 16 March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4239dea7fb7426be/original/-1801-FIFA-presidential-election-2023-place-and-date-of-the-73rd-FIFA-Congress-final-timetable-of-the-electoral-calendar.pdf|title=Agenda|access-date=24 June 2022|publisher=FIFA}}
2023 presidential election
On 31 March 2022, during the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a third term.{{cite news|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-announces-candidacy-for-third-term/2551632|title=FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces candidacy for third term|publisher=Anadolu Agency|date=31 March 2022}}
After the deadline on 18 November 2022, he was the only candidate, thus he won the election by acclamation.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.ug/infantino-only-candidate-for-fifa-2023-presidential-election/|title=Infantino, only candidate for FIFA 2023 presidential election|work=The Independent|date=18 November 2022}}
=Voting results=
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|colspan=2 align=center|73rd FIFA Congress |
| width=75%|Candidate
! align=center|{{nowrap|Round 1}} |
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| {{flagicon|Switzerland}}/{{flagicon|Italy}} Gianni Infantino
| align="center" | Acclamation |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428210819/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/fifa-congress/index.html FIFA Congress official page]
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