It is over. We have been spared a second vote by the withdrawal of Prince Ali bin al-Hussein. And so Sepp Blatter is re-elected for a fifth term as Fifa president.

Prince Ali leaves the stage receiving handshakes and hugs from fellow delegates as he does so.

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein withdraws from Fifa presidential election.

Jerome Valcke has just announced that round two of voting will begin again in five minutes. Should only take a few hours. I think he was sobbing when he said it. Oh, wait, no that's me sobbing.

Richard Conway
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent on Twitter

"Revised figures. 3 ballots spoiled so Blatter 5 short of 138 needed for 1st round win."

So, we have to go through all this again. With a simple majority the aim. A majority like the one we just got in the first round. So, unless 32 of the delegates in the hall have a sudden change of heart, Sepp Blatter will be remaining in charge of Fifa.

Dan Roan
BBC sports editor on BBC News

"This is hugely encouraging to Sepp Blatter's opponents. Not winning in the first round is a bloodied-nose for the Fifa president, even if he goes on to a fifth term."

It would appear that three delegates failed to return a valid ballot paper for the first round, with only 206 of the 209 ballots deemed acceptable.

The official first-round result is as follows...

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein got 73 of the votes. Sepp Blatter got 133 of them.

140 votes was needed for a first-round majority. Blatter is surely favourite for the second round.

We are going to a second round of voting.

Christophe Talbotski: Are they using Alan Partridge's keyboard for the incidental music? 'A few gremlins in the system. Ghosts in the machine...'

Martin: The good news is if FIFA bring out 'now that's what I call FIFA' album there will be a five pound note in each one

Grumpy Expat: This is like following a penalty shoot out on #BBCSportsday. You know your team will lose, but there is that little ray of hope..

A paper is being passed between the delegates. This must be the sign off. Result pending. Here we go...

We've now got a very ominous, clock-ticking kind of music in the hall. It's a bit like a Nine Inch Nails version of the Countdown clock music. Does this mean we're getting close?

Surely we can't be far off a result now? As far as I can see, every piece of paper is either in one pile or another. These officials sure know how to crank up the tension. I'm betting they go to a commercial break before announcing the result. And if Louis sends this to deadlock I'm outta here.

It looks like we're done. No more votes to count. Michel Platini looks very pensive sat in the important seats on the stage. He's holding his phone, perhaps ready to send off a reactive tweet. Will it be smiley or frowny face, though? The music switches up again with a more upbeat number. Maybe they'll sweep the chairs away at the end of this, get out a table with some quartered pork pies on and have a bit of disco?

Garry Benfold: As the FIFA election could be over 2 rounds will Blatter try using the away votes rule?

Jason R: The second round of voting only makes sense if you narrow it down from 3+ to 2 candidates. Doubt anyone changes now

Ken Kramer: Jerome Valcke has a real future in calling BINGO after his performance in this Fifa election

Sally Anders: So if there is only a 60% majority, they all vote again to find that...wait for it...it's a 60% majority...FIFA eh?

I can only assume we'll get a 'Now That's What I Call Fifa' album after this.

Two piles are starting to form on either end of the table. The one on the right looks a bit healthier than the left. This is a sorry state of affairs. It's like being at a really cheap fairground, trying to figure out which pile of paper is the biggest. Wait... a change of music. Now we've got a seductive tune to see us home. They've really captured the mood. This is sexy stuff.

I guess we now play the waiting game. The boxes are being opened and the ballot papers tipped out on to a big table at the front of the conference hall. There are some nervous faces in the room now. A few of the delegates are taking photos of the counting process. Those'll be keepers. One for the 'people sifting through paper' folder on their C drive.

If you're questioning why there could be a second round of voting, you've asked a very good question. Here is the answer.

A candidate can only win in the first round if they pick up a two-thirds majority. If no candidate picks up a two-thirds majority, then we have a second round.

So even if, let's say, Sepp Blatter got 59% of the vote, we'd need to do it all again. Bonkers, right?

Well, it's a rule designed for when there are more than two candidates, with the least popular candidate eliminated from the next round.

Theoretically, people could change their vote for round two, but it's unlikely.

Things have gone all Ferris Bueller as Valcke can't find Uzbekistan. "Uzbekistan... Uzbekistan... Uzbekistan." Eventually, the delegate makes his way to the booth. And with Zambia we are all done. That is the end of the election. It's counting time.