2018 United Nations Security Council election

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2018 United Nations Security Council election
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  2017 8 June 2018 2019  

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 Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (Africa)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (Asia–Pacific)
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia (GRULAC)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (WEOG)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (WEOG)

Elected Members
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Africa)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (Asia–Pacific)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (GRULAC)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (WEOG)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (WEOG)

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.

Contents

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 201920 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

African Group

Asia-Pacific Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Western European and Others Group

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

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results [12]
MemberRound 1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 183
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 144
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 46
valid ballots190
abstentions0
present and voting190
required majority127

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results [12]
MemberRound 1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 184
valid ballots190
abstentions6
present and voting184
required majority123

Western European and Others Group

Western European and Others Group election results [12]
MemberRound 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 184
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 181
valid ballots190
abstentions2
present and voting188
required majority126

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