Gerard O’Connell’s book “The Election of Pope Francis" (2019) contains all "secret" details about Francis' election.
After the first ballot the race was between Bergoglio and Scola. The Bergoglio supporters were: Gracias, Kasper, Monswengo Pasinya, Rodríguez Maradiaga, Tauran, Turkson.
The second ballot:
Bergoglio 45
Scola 38
Ouellet 24
The third ballot:
Bergoglio 56 Scola 41 At this point, Scola asked his supporters Bagnasco, Betori and Caffarra to elect Bergoglio. Ortega y Alamino received Bergoglio’s pre-conclave speech exclaiming, “Now, I have a text of the new pope!” Maradiaga and Santos Abril asked Bergoglio about his lung surgery. Bergoglio assured them that he was healthy. Hummes told Lehmann that Bergoglio was not involved in Argentinean politics. The fourth ballot: Bergoglio 67 Scola 32 Ouellet 13 The fifth ballot: Bergoglio 85 Scola 20 Ouellet 8 Bergoglio embraced Scola whom he would later treat like an enemy. Picture: © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk, CC BY-NC-SA, #newsFdoxhiorbz