2016 United Nations General Assembly presidential election

February 2022None United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2016 United Nations presidential no yes 2012 United Nations General Assembly presidential election 2012 2017 United Nations General Assembly presidential election 2017 13 June 2016 100px FIJ Peter Thomson Independent (politician) 94 CYP Andreas Mavroyiannis Independent (politician) 90 President DEN Mogens Lykketoft Social Democrats (Denmark) FIJ Peter Thomson Independent (politician) President-elect An indirect presidential election was held to choose the President of the United Nations General Assembly on 13 June 2016http://mission-un-ny.mfa.lt/index.php?413164689 Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija lv mission-un-ny.mfa.lt 15 August 2016September 2026 InternetArchiveBot to replace Mogens Lykketoft and preside over the Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly. It was the rotational turn of the Asia-Pacific Group to preside over the session. Peter Thomson was elected with 94 votes for and 90 votes against. This was the first time since 2012 that there was no consensus candidate from the regional groupings, thus invoking a secret ballot vote. His tenure began on 13 September 2016 and ended on 12 September 2017.http://www.newsx.com/world/32384-nepal-elected-unga-vice-president-from-asia-pacific Nepal elected UNGA vice-president from Asia-Pacific newsx.com 15 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160827183618/http://www.newsx.com/world/32384-nepal-elected-unga-vice-president-from-asia-pacific 27 August 2016 dead Background President of the United Nations General Assembly Though there is usually a consensus candidate from the rotational group which is scheduled to hold the post of president of the United Nations General Assembly, if there is no consensus candidate then a vote is held by secret ballot amongst the entire United Nations General Assembly.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 8 June 2012 afghanistan-un.org 15 August 2016 The election takes added import as it occurs in a year of the United Nations Secretary-General election. Electorate The Asia-Pacific Group is the second-largest of the UN regional groups with 53 members who are informally entitled to choose a candidate from within their group. Candidates Fiji's ran its former ambassador as a candidate. Peter Thomson had previously sought citizenship in Australia and New Zealand after a coup in his country but was later re-issued citizenship with a new law and took up the diplomatic posts. Cyprus nominated Andreas Mavroyiannis as a candidate. He had previously served as negotiator for talks over the Cyprus conflict and was also ambassador to the UN.https://www.concordia.net/community/ambassador-andreas-mavroyiannis/ Amb. Andreas Mavroyiannis – Concordia concordia.net 15 August 2016http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/7364791349FCB566C2257BB4004279BE Cyprus Candidate for President of the 71st UNGA – Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador Andreas D. Mavroyiannis MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – Cyprus 15 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190314/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/7364791349FCB566C2257BB4004279BE 21 August 2016 dead Election Thomson won narrowly over Mavroyiannis by a vote of 94 to 90 member states,https://onlinetyari.com/latest-news-articles/fijian-diplomat-peter-thompson-elected-president-i10145.html Fijian Diplomat Peter Thompson elected president of U.N General Assembly onlinetyari.com 15 August 2016 24 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724162634/https://onlinetyari.com/latest-news-articles/fijian-diplomat-peter-thompson-elected-president-i10145.html dead with nine abstentions. References United Nations General Assembly President Category:Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly Category:2016 in international relations Category:United Nations General Assembly presidential election