ABSTRACT
When the counting was over for the 1998 presidential election, Sepp Blatter’s 111 votes didn’t at rst seem to register fully on his visibly shaken opponent. Johansson almost deated, his massive frame drooping with disappointment. He seemed not to see the implications of this rst-round rout, and procedures began to be put in place for a second ballot. Technically, with 80 votes, Johansson had prevented Blatter from securing the two-thirds majority necessary for an outright rst-round victory, and was entitled to contest a second ballot, which would be decided by a straight majority.
