Published on: 2026-06-04
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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UN, June 3 /Xinhua/ — Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday for a two-year term.
Kyrgyzstan will work in the Security Council for the first time.
Newly elected members will replace outgoing non-permanent members — Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia — for the term from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2028.
A candidate country had to secure the support of two-thirds of the UN member states present and voting at the General Assembly session to obtain a non-permanent seat on the Security Council, regardless of whether its candidacy was contested or not. To obtain a seat, at least 129 positive votes are required if all 193 member states are present and voting. Member states that abstain are considered as not participating in the voting.
This year, there were seven candidates for five open seats. Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected in the first round of voting.
Three more rounds of voting were held before Kyrgyzstan overtook the Philippines in the competitive struggle.
The Security Council consists of 15 members, five of which are permanent: the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia, and the United States. The 10 non-permanent members are distributed by geographic regions, with five of them being renewed annually.
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