The UN General Assembly elected 5 non-permanent members on Tuesday to the Security Council (UNSC) for the 2026 – 2027 time period.
Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Latvia and Liberia received elections within the General Assembly.
Bahrain acquired 186 votes, DRC 183, Liberia 181, Latvia 178 and Colombia 180 to switch Algeria, Guyana, Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia.
The new members will function non-permanent UNSC members from Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2027.
Colombia beforehand served seven instances as a non-permanent member, DRC twice and Bahrain and Liberia every as soon as.
Latvia will probably be serving as a non-permanent member for the primary time.
In the Security Council, which has 5 everlasting members — China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US — there are additionally 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year phrases. Five of the non-permanent members are elected yearly.
In elections performed in accordance with geographical distribution, two seats are allotted to the African Group, one to the Asia-Pacific Group, one to the Latin American and Caribbean Group and one to the Eastern European Group.
Candidates should obtain two-thirds of the votes, which corresponds to 129 votes out of the 193-member General Assembly.
Source: www.anews.com.tr