4 new members of UNSC
Friday, 17 October 2014
Four countries – Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola and New Zealand – won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Thursday for 2 years from January 1, 2015. Meanwhile, Spain defeated Turkey in a 3rd round of run-off voting. The 193-member UN General Assembly elected Venezuela with 181 votes, Malaysia with 187 votes, Angola with 190 votes. The 3 countries campaigned unopposed for their seats after being chosen as the candidates for their respective regional groups, but still needed to win the votes of two-thirds of the General Assembly to secure their spots. The only contest was between New Zealand, Spain and Turkey for 2 seats given to the Western European and others group. NZ won a seat during the 1st round of voting with 145 votes. Spain beat Turkey in a run-off voting held to decide the final spot, according to a news agency.