2012 United Nations General Assembly presidential election

August 2012 July 2021 none United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2012 United Nations presidential no yes 2011 United Nations General Assembly presidential election 2011 2013 United Nations General Assembly presidential election 2013 8 June 2012 x200px SRB Vuk Jeremić Democratic Party (Serbia) 99 x200px LTU Dalius Čekuolis Independent (politician) 85 President QAT Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Independent (politician) SRB Vuk Jeremić Democratic Party (Serbia) President-elect An indirect presidential election was held to choose the President of the United Nations General Assembly on 8 June 2012http://mission-un-ny.mfa.lt/index.php?413164689 Unauthorized Request BlockedAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot to replace Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and preside over the Sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. It was the rotational turn of the Eastern European Group to preside over the session. Vuk Jeremić is elected with 99 votes for and 85 votes against.https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.289.html:383302-Jeremic-ili-Cekulis---prebrojavanje-glasova Vuk Jeremić predsednik Generalne skupštine UN NOVOSTI This was the first time since 1991 that there was no consensus candidate from the regional grouping, thus invoking a secret ballot vote. Jeremić then served as president from 2012 to 2013. Background President of the United Nations General Assembly Though there is usually a consensus candidate from the rotational group which is scheduled to hold he post of president of the UNGA, if there is no consensus candidate then a vote is held by secret ballot. Electorate The Eastern European Group is the smallest of the UN regional groups with 23 members who are informally entitled to choose a candidate from within their group. Failure to do so would result in a secret ballot amongst the entire United Nations General Assembly (the last time this happened was in 1991 when the Asian Group failed to agree on a candidate out of three options).http://www.afghanistan-un.org/2012/06/un-general-assembly-elects-new-president-and-vice-presidents/ UN General Assembly Elects New President and Vice-Presidents | Afghanistan Mission to the UN in New York 8 June 2012 Election Reactions After his election, Jeremić traveled to China and met General Secretary Xi Jinping.http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t953604.htm Vice President Xi Jinping Meets with Vuk Jeremic, President-elect of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly and Serbian Foreign Minister www.fmprc.gov.cn 22 May 2022 https://archive.today/20121130015328/http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t953604.htm 30 November 2012 dead In his acceptance speech, Jeremic said:H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić Acceptance speech upon his election as President https://www.un.org/en/ga/66/meetings/elections/presskit67/acceptance_speech.pdf United Nations 8 June 2012 I hope that our joint endeavours may help to bring us closer to the day when humankind shall have assuaged its hurts and abolished its fears; and, in so doing, to further the aspirations of the peoples of the United Nations to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. May it be the will of God that the next session of the General Assembly goes down in history as one of peace. References External links Official election website of Amb. Cekuolis United Nations General Assembly President Category:Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly Category:2012 in international relations Category:United Nations General Assembly presidential election