2005 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council 10 October 2005 Peru state y Unsuccessful candidate (GRULAC) The 2005 United Nations Security Council election was held on 10 October 2005 during the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2006. The countries elected were the Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Peru, Qatar, and Slovakia with Qatar and Slovakia being elected for the first time. Geographic distribution In accordance with the rules whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various 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 the five available seats were allocated as follows: Two for Africa (then held by Algeria and Benin) One for Asia (then held by the Philippines) One for Eastern Europe (then held by Romania) One for Latin America and the Caribbean (then held by Brazil) Results The five members (elected by a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly, in as many rounds of voting as it takes to achieve that majority) served on the Security Council for the 2006–07 period. There were six candidates for five spots on the Council: Congo, Ghana, Nicaragua, Qatar, Peru, and Slovakia. There was a total of 191 ballots in each of the three elections. For each geographic group, each member state could vote for as many candidates as were to be elected. Voting was done by secret ballot. African and Asian States (three to be elected) Congo 188 Ghana 184 Qatar 186 Indonesia 1 abstentions 2 Eastern European States (one to be elected) Slovakia 185 abstentions 6 Latin American and Caribbean States (one to be elected) Peru 144 Nicaragua 43 abstentions 4 See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council European Union and the United Nations External links UN Document GA/10401 (General Assembly press release) UN News Centre References 2005 Category:2005 elections Category:2005 in the United Nations Category:October 2005 Category:Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Category:Ghana and the United Nations Category:Qatar and the United Nations Category:Peru and the United Nations Category:Slovakia and the United Nations