General Assembly Elects 18 Members of Economic and Social Council
The General Assembly today elected 18 members of the Economic and Social Council to serve three-year terms beginning 1 January 2016. Those elected today were Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Guyana, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, United States and Viet Nam.
The 18 outgoing members were Albania, Australia, Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Croatia, Haiti, Italy, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Nepal, San Marino, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan and the United States. Of those, Australia, Italy, South Africa and the United States were re-elected.
The new members were elected according to the following pattern: five from African States; four from Asia-Pacific States; two from Eastern European States; three from Latin American and Caribbean States; and four from Western European and other States.
As of 1 January 2016, the remaining States making up the 54-member body will be Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Panama, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.
The General Assembly will reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, 26 October, to hold a discussion on “sport for development and peace”.
Voting results for General Elections
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African States (5 Seats) |
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Number of ballot papers: |
188 |
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Number of invalid ballots: |
0 |
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Number of valid ballots: |
188 |
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Abstentions: |
0 |
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Number of Members present and voting: |
188 |
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Required majority: |
126 |
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Number of votes obtained by country: |
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Algeria |
185 |
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Nigeria |
184 |
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Somalia |
183 |
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Rwanda |
181 |
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South Africa |
180 |
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Burundi |
1 |
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Cote D’Ivoire |
1 |
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Ethiopia |
1 |
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Asia-Pacific States (4 Seats) |
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Number of ballot papers: |
188 |
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Number of invalid ballots: |
0 |
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Number of valid ballots: |
188 |
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Abstentions: |
1 |
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Number of Members present and voting: |
187 |
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Required majority: |
125 |
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Number of votes obtained by country: |
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Lebanon |
182 |
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Viet Nam |
182 |
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Afghanistan |
179 |
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Iraq |
179 |
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Mongolia |
1 |
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Philippines |
1 |
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Saudi Arabia |
1 |
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United Arab Emirates |
1 |
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Eastern European States (2 Seats) |
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Number of ballot papers: |
188 |
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Number of invalid ballots: |
0 |
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Number of valid ballots: |
188 |
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Abstentions: |
4 |
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Number of Members present and voting: |
184 |
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Required majority: |
123 |
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Number of votes obtained by country: |
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Czech Republic |
179 |
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Republic of Moldova |
179 |
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Slovenia |
1 |
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Latin American and Caribbean States (3 Seats) |
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Number of ballot papers: |
188 |
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Number of invalid ballots: |
0 |
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Number of valid ballots: |
188 |
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Abstentions: |
2 |
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Number of Members present and voting: |
186 |
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Required majority: |
124 |
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Number of votes obtained by country: |
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Guyana |
182 |
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Chile |
180 |
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Peru |
180 |
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Bahamas |
1 |
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Ecuador |
1 |
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Venezuela |
1 |
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Western European and Other States (4 Seats) |
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Number of ballot papers: |
188 |
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Number of invalid ballots: |
0 |
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Number of valid ballots: |
188 |
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Abstentions: |
6 |
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Number of Members present and voting: |
182 |
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Required majority: |
122 |
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Number of votes obtained by country: |
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Italy |
178 |
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Australia |
172 |
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Belgium |
170 |
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United States |
169 |
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Ireland |
1 |
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San Marino |
1 |
Having obtained the required two-thirds majority, the following 18 States were elected members of the Economic and Social Council for a three‑year term beginning on 1 January 2016: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Guyana, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, United States and Viet Nam.