Austria, Portugal, Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe won seats on the UN Security Council in an election at the General Assembly. Germany lost its bid for a Western European seat, while Kyrgyzstan secured its first-ever council seat after a prolonged voting process.
At United Nations headquarters in New York City, an election was held on June 3, 2026, to select five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year terms beginning January 1, 2027.
Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected. Austria and Portugal secured the two seats allocated to the Western European and Others Group (WEOG). Germany, which had actively campaigned, placed third with 104 votes, compared to Austria's 131 and Portugal's 134. For the Asia-Pacific seat, Kyrgyzstan prevailed after four rounds of voting, achieving the required two-thirds majority with 142 votes against 49, earning its first-ever seat on the Council.
Zimbabwe won the African Group seat, and Trinidad and Tobago won the Latin American and Caribbean Group seat. The newly elected members will replace Somalia, Panama, Denmark, Greece, and Pakistan respectively.
Meanwhile, Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia will serve as the other non-permanent members until the end of 2027. Additionally, the UN General Assembly elected Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman as president of its 81st session, which will commence in September
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