2025 United Nations Security Council election
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3 June 2025
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| 5 of 10 non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council | |
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Outgoing members Elected members |
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
Eastern European Group
Montenegro was 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
Latin American and Caribbean Group
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
References
- ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)
- ↑ "Decision on African Candidatures within the International System". AfricanLII. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "ECOWAS Promises Support to Liberia's UNSC Membership Quest". Liberian Observer. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Dombrovskis and UN secretary general discuss UN priorities and Latvia's interests". The Baltic Course. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "India, Bahrain to back each other for UN seat". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Colombia Presents Candidacy for Seat on UN Security Council". Colombia One. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 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.