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2018 United Nations Security Council election

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The 2018 United Nations Security Council election was held on 8 June[1] during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2019.

2018 United Nations Security Council election
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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
  Permanent members
  Non-permanent members
Members before election
 Ethiopia (Africa)
 Kazakhstan (Asia–Pacific)
 Bolivia (GRULAC)
 Sweden (WEOG)
 Netherlands (WEOG)

Elected Members
 South Africa (Africa)
 Indonesia (Asia–Pacific)
 Dominican Republic (GRULAC)
 Belgium (WEOG)
 Germany (WEOG)

In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes,[2] the five available seats are allocated as follows:

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2019–20 period.

In order of votes received, Germany and Belgium were elected in the Western European and Others Group, the Dominican Republic in the Latin American and Caribbean Group, and South Africa and Indonesia in the African and Asia-Pacific Groups. In addition, the Dominican Republic was elected to the Security Council for the first time.

Candidates

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African Group

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Asia-Pacific Group

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Latin American and Caribbean Group

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Western European and Others Group

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The only contested seat was the Asia-Pacific one, between Indonesia and Maldives.[11]

Results

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African and Asia-Pacific Groups

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African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[12]
Member Round 1
  South Africa 183
  Indonesia 144
  Maldives 46
valid ballots 190
abstentions 0
present and voting 190
required majority 127

Latin American and Caribbean Group

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Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[12]
Member Round 1
  Dominican Republic 184
valid ballots 190
abstentions 6
present and voting 184
required majority 123

Western European and Others Group

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Western European and Others Group election results[12]
Member Round 1
  Germany 184
  Belgium 181
valid ballots 190
abstentions 2
present and voting 188
required majority 126

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Monthly Forecast: June 2018" (PDF). Security Council Report. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)
  3. ^ "Zuma to campaign for SA's third turn as non-permanent member of UN Security Council". The Times. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ^ "India – Maldives Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs of India. January 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ^ "46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Joint Communiqué". VietnamPlus. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Dominican candidacy to Security Council seat gets regional push". Dominican Today. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Surprise UN attack: Germany v. Israel". New York Post. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Israel doing little to promote own bid for Security Council seat". The Jerusalem Post. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. ^ Martin, David (22 March 2018). "Are Germany and Israel in broken-promise runoff for a UN Security Council seat?". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Sitz für Deutschland scheint gesichert" [Seat for Germany seems secured] (in German). ARD. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. ^ "BREAKING: Indonesia elected to U.N. Security Council". The Jakarta Post. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b c United Nations General Assembly Session 72 Verbatim record 93. A/72/PV.93 page 2. 8 June 2018 at 10 a.m. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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