Pope Francis was elected by receiving a two-thirds majority of the votes from the cardinal electors during the 2013 papal conclave. At that time, with 115 cardinal electors, the required number of votes to be elected pope was 77. According to leaked results from the conclave, Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) reached the required 77 votes on the fifth ballot, receiving 85 votes to be elected pope
. In general, the election of a pope requires a two-thirds supermajority of the cardinal electors present. For example, with 133 electors (the most ever), at least 89 votes would be needed to elect a new pope
. Thus, the number of votes needed to elect Pope Francis was 77 out of 115 cardinal electors, which he surpassed on the fifth ballot with 85 votes
