Five new members elected to UN security council
The United Nations General Assembly on October 12 elected Colombia,
Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa to serve on the Security
Council for a two-year term as non-permanent members, beginning on
January 1, 2011.
The United Nations General Assembly on October 12 elected Colombia,
Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa to serve on the Security
Council for a two-year term as non-permanent members, beginning on
January 1, 2011.
To be elected to the council, candidate countries needed 60 percent of the ballot, from the 128 voting states present and can vote in the 192-member Assembly.
Colombia, India and South Africa ran unopposed and were elected having received 186 votes, 187 votes and 182 votes respectively, after the first round of balloting.
Canada and Portugal had to contest the second round of the ballot but Canada withdrew, paving the way for Portugal to take the remaining seat, with 150 votes.
The UN Security Council is made up of 15 members, of which China, France, Russia, the UK and the US are permanent members and have the right of veto while the other ten non-permanent members are elected for a two year tenure on the basis of geographical groupings./.
To be elected to the council, candidate countries needed 60 percent of the ballot, from the 128 voting states present and can vote in the 192-member Assembly.
Colombia, India and South Africa ran unopposed and were elected having received 186 votes, 187 votes and 182 votes respectively, after the first round of balloting.
Canada and Portugal had to contest the second round of the ballot but Canada withdrew, paving the way for Portugal to take the remaining seat, with 150 votes.
The UN Security Council is made up of 15 members, of which China, France, Russia, the UK and the US are permanent members and have the right of veto while the other ten non-permanent members are elected for a two year tenure on the basis of geographical groupings./.
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