Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Vietnam elected UNSC non-permanent members

Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam were Friday elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two year term beginning January 1, 2020.

The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections for five non-permanent members of the Security Council in the iconic General Assembly hall.

In the African and Asia Pacific category, Vietnam got 192 out of 193 votes, followed by Niger and Tunisia (191 votes each).

In the Latin America and Caribbean category, St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elected after having secured 185 votes. El Salvador in the group got only 6 votes.

In the Eastern European States category, Estonia got 111 votes while Romania got 78.

Georgia and Latvia got only one vote each, eliciting laughs and jeers from the UN Member States present in the General Assembly hall.

Since a Member State had to get the required 2/3 majority of 128 votes to be elected, a round of restricted ballot was undertaken to select a winning State from ...