2008 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council 17 October 2008 Austria state y The 2008 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2008 during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were held for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2009.http://www.panarmenian.net/details/eng/?nid=939 Turkey may in fact become a regional power through the UNSC Pan Armenian 2008-10-17 2008-10-14 In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, the ten non-permanent Security Council seats rotate among the regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes.A/RES/1991(XVIII) A R 1991 18 Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council All five contests were won on the first ballot. The five available seats were allocated as follows: One for the African Group, held by South Africa One for the Asian Group, held by Indonesia One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group, held by Panama Two for the Western European and Others Group, held by Belgium and Italy The newly elected five member states served on the Security Council for the 2009–10 period. Elected members The five elected members after the 2008 elections are:http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jeN92xhFBszuYUrW8cZVPF0mf6Ew Japan wins seat at UN Security Council; Iran fails 2008-10-17 AFP 2008-10-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20081021132621/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jeN92xhFBszuYUrW8cZVPF0mf6Ew 2008-10-21 dead Uganda for Africa, replacing South Africa. Japan for Asia, replacing Indonesia. Mexico for Latin America and the Caribbean, replacing Panama. Turkey for the Western European and Others Group, replacing Belgium. Austria for the Western European and Others Group, replacing Italy. Both Mexico and Uganda ran unopposed for their seats within their regional groups, while Japan faced competition in the Asian region from Iran, and Austria and Turkey in the Western European and Others region had opposition from Iceland.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/17/un.security.council/index.html New nations admitted to U.N. Security Council Roth Richard CNN 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 The election of Japan as a member of the Security Council marks the nation's tenth time there, the longest tenure up until then of any nation excluding its permanent members.http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/237530,japan-uganda-mexico-turkey-austria-win-security-council-seats.html Japan, Uganda, Mexico, Turkey, Austria win Security Council seats Earth Times 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 Detailed results Both Iceland and Iran were contending for spots on the council. Iceland was considered an unlikely choice for the Western European and Others Group, and its recent financial crisis further hurt its chances.http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/16/unsecurity.council.ap/index.html Iceland, Iran eye U.N. Security Council Associated Press 2008-10-18 2008-10-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081018204805/http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/16/unsecurity.council.ap/index.html October 18, 2008 Iran lost the Asia seat to Japan. Japan is the second-largest financial contributor to the UN and is thought by many to be a candidate for a permanent Security Council seat.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7675505.stm Iran Security Council bid fails BBC 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 Iran, by contrast, has had Security Council sanctions imposed on it for its nuclear program. Voting was by secret ballot. The official UN results showed:https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2008/ga10768.doc.htm General Assembly Elects Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Uganda to two-year terms on Security Council 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 United Nations Department of Public Information News and Media Division 192 ballot papers were distributed in each election. For the two African and Asian seats the votes were: Uganda 181; Japan 158; Iran 32; Madagascar (not a candidate) 2; with one abstention. For the one Latin American and Caribbean seat the votes were: Mexico 185; Brazil (not a candidate) 1; and six countries abstaining. For the two Western European and Other seats the votes were: Turkey 151; Austria 133; Iceland 87; Australia (not a candidate) 1; with no abstentions. Since the winners each received more than two-thirds of the non-abstaining votes, there were no further rounds of voting. See also Politics List of members of the United Nations Security Council Japan and the United Nations Mexico and the United Nations European Union and the United Nations References External links United Nations document GA/10768 press release UN News Centre External links Official information homepage of the candidature of the Republic of Turkey Official information homepage of the candidature of Iceland Category:2008 in the United Nations 2008 Category:2008 elections Category:October 2008 Category:Uganda and the United Nations Category:Japan and the United Nations Category:Mexico and the United Nations Category:Turkey and the United Nations Category:Austria and the United Nations