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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 | |||
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The 2019 United Nations Security Council election was held on 7 June during the 73rd 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 2020.
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, the five available seats are allocated as follows:
The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2020–21 period.
Notably, St. Vincent and the Grenadines set a new record as the smallest ever Security Council member. [2] Both St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Estonia were elected to the Council for the first time.
African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results [10] | |
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Member | Round 1 |
Vietnam | 192 |
Niger | 191 |
Tunisia | 191 |
abstentions | 0 |
required majority | 129 |
Latin American and Caribbean Group election results [10] | |
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Member | Round 1 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 185 |
El Salvador | 6 |
abstentions | 2 |
required majority | 128 |
Eastern European Group election results [10] | ||
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Member | Round 1 | Round 2 |
Estonia | 111 | 132 |
Romania | 78 | 58 |
Georgia | 1 | – |
Latvia | 1 | – |
abstentions | 2 | 1 |
required majority | 128 | 127 |