2008 United Nations Security Council election

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2008 United Nations Security Council election
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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Members before election
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Africa)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (Asia)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (GRULAC)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (WEOG)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (WEOG)

Elected Members
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (Africa)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Asia)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (GRULAC)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (WEOG)
Flag of Austria (state).svg  Austria (WEOG)

Unsuccessful candidates
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (Asia)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (WEOG)

The 2008 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2008 during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were held for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2009. [1]

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In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, the ten non-permanent Security Council seats rotate among the regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes. [2] All five contests were won on the first ballot. The five available seats were allocated as follows:

The newly elected five member states served on the Security Council for the 2009–10 period.

Elected members

The five elected members after the 2008 elections are: [3]

Both Mexico and Uganda ran unopposed for their seats within their regional groups, while Japan faced competition in the Asian region from Iran, and Austria and Turkey in the Western European and Others region had opposition from Iceland. [4]

The election of Japan as a member of the Security Council marks the nation's tenth time there, the longest tenure up until then of any nation excluding its permanent members. [5]

Detailed results

Both Iceland and Iran were contending for spots on the council. Iceland was considered an unlikely choice for the Western European and Others Group, and its recent financial crisis further hurt its chances. [6]

Iran lost the Asia seat to Japan. Japan is the second-largest financial contributor to the UN and is thought by many to be a candidate for a permanent Security Council seat. [7] Iran, by contrast, has had Security Council sanctions imposed on it for its nuclear program.

Voting was by secret ballot. The official UN results showed: [8]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social CouncilA/RES/1991(XVIII)
  3. ↑ "Japan wins seat at UN Security Council; Iran fails". AFP. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  4. ↑ Roth, Richard (2008-10-17). "New nations admitted to U.N. Security Council". CNN . Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Japan, Uganda, Mexico, Turkey, Austria win Security Council seats". Earth Times. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  6. ↑ "Iceland, Iran eye U.N. Security Council". Associated Press. 2008-10-16. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
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  8. ↑ "General Assembly Elects Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Uganda to two-year terms on Security Council". United Nations Department of Public Information News and Media Division. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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