2025 United Nations Security Council election

2025 United Nations Security Council election

←  2024 3 June 2025 2026  →
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Members before election   Sierra Leone (Africa)   Algeria (Africa)a   South Korea (Asia–Pacific)   Guyana (GRULAC)   Slovenia (EEG) a. Arab state Elected Members   Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa)   Liberia (Africa)   Bahrain (Asia–Pacific)a   Colombia (GRULAC)   Latvia (EEG)

The 2025 United Nations Security Council election was held on 3 June 2025 during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2026. 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, ^[1] the five available seats are allocated as follows:

• Two for the African Group
• One for the Asia-Pacific Group
• One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
• One for the Eastern European Group

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2026–27 period.

Candidates

African Group

Candidates for 2 available positions are:

•   Democratic Republic of the Congo ^[2]
•   Liberia ^[3]

Eastern European Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

•   Latvia ^[4]

Montenegro had been a candidate for the Eastern European Group until it withdrew its candidacy in a letter dated 30 January 2025 addressed to the Secretary-General from the Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations. ^[5]

Asia-Pacific Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

•   Bahrain ^[6]

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

•   Colombia ^[7]

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results [8]
Member	Round 1
Bahrain	186
Democratic Republic of the Congo	183
Liberia	181
valid ballots	188
abstentions	1
present and voting	187
required majority	125

Eastern European Group

Eastern European Group election results [8]
Member	Round 1
Latvia	178
valid ballots	188
abstentions	10
present and voting	178
required majority	119

Latin America and Caribbean Group

Latin America and Caribbean Group election results [8]
Member	Round 1
Colombia	180
valid ballots	188
abstentions	8
present and voting	180
required majority	120

See also

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council

References

1. United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social CouncilA/RES/1991(XVIII) Retrieved accessdate.
2. "Decision on African Candidatures within the International System". AfricanLII. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. "ECOWAS Promises Support to Liberia's UNSC Membership Quest". Liberian Observer. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
4. "Dombrovskis and UN secretary general discuss UN priorities and Latvia's interests". The Baltic Course. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
5. "Montenegro did not take Security Council membership seriously, and it failed at end of campaign". Cafe del Montenegro. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
6. "India, Bahrain to back each other for UN seat". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
7. "Colombia Presents Candidacy for Seat on UN Security Council". Colombia One. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
8. General Assembly: 73rd Plenary meeting, 79th session, Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council. United Nations. 3 June 2025. Results announced at 1:23:56. Retrieved 3 June 2024– via UN web TV.