# Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling that a first ballot had been held at the conclave and had concluded without the election of a pope. Sixteen days after Pope Francis’s death, 133 cardinals from around the world swore an oath of secrecy as the conclave got underway. From today onwards, two votes will be held in the morning and two in the afternoon until at least 89 cardinals pick the same name. The conclave which elected Pope Francis in 2013 lasted two days.
No pope was elected after the first ballot of the conclave