2014 United Nations Security Council election

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2014 United Nations Security Council election
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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
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United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
  Permanent members
  Non-permanent members
Members before election
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (Africa)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea (Asia–Pacific)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (GRULAC)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (WEOG)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (WEOG)

Elected Members
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (Africa)
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia (Asia–Pacific)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela (GRULAC)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (WEOG)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (WEOG)

Unsuccessful candidates
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (WEOG)

The 2014 United Nations Security Council election was held on 16 October 2014 [1] during the 69th 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 2015. 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 were allocated as follows:

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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2015–16 period. The countries elected were Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, and Venezuela.

Candidates

African Group

Asia-Pacific Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Western European and Others Group

Campaign

Malaysian Permanent Representative to the UN Datuk Hussein Haniff said: "I have been participating in all the open debates. The Malaysian mission is actively engaged in lobbying to get elected. We are the only candidate from Asia, so far, for a UNSC non-permanent seat, and need to get a two-thirds majority in the General Assembly for a non-permanent membership". Additionally, he asserted that while Malaysia was the sole candidate as of the end of 2013 for the seat, he hopes that "this will remain so until the electoral process is finalised". [18] Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Anifah Aman also said that "We must not take it for granted. We have to work very hard and we have to engage and meet leaders from various countries to secure the seat, but I am quite confident that Malaysia has a very good name globally". [19]

Opinions about Venezuela's candidacy

Due to the ongoing protests against the government within Venezuela, and the International Criminal Court's reopening of the preliminary investigation of the head of state and others on suspicions of Crimes Against Humanity, [20] there have been objections from domestic dissidents, such as Diego Arria, former ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations during Venezuela's last term on the Security Council and Governor of the Federal District of Caracas [21] in the mid-1970s during the presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez, to having Venezuela as an elected member of the Security Council. [22] Opposition has also come from figures such as Hillel Neuer, head of human rights organization UN Watch, according to whom "[e]lecting Venezuela to the UN Security Council is like making a pyromaniac into the fire chief". [23]

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results [24]
MemberRound 1
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 190
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 187
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 1
valid ballots193
abstentions1
present and voting192
required majority128

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results [24]
MemberRound 1
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 181
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
valid ballots192
invalid ballots1
abstentions10
present and voting182
required majority122

Western European and Others Group

Western European and Others Group election results [24]
MemberRound 1Round 2Round 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 145——
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 121120132
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1097360
valid ballots193193193
abstentions001
present and voting193193192
required majority129129128

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