GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 18 MEMBERS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2006
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Sixtieth General Assembly
Plenary
34th Meeting (AM)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 18 MEMBERS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2006
The General Assembly this morning elected 18 members to the United Nations Economic and Social Council to serve for three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2006.
Those elected today were Angola, Austria, Benin, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritania, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
They will fill the seats vacated on 31 December by Azerbaijan, Benin, Congo, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain and Turkey.
As of 1 January 2006, the remaining members of the Council will be Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chad, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, and the United States.
The 18 were to be elected according to the following pattern: five from Africa, three from Asia, one from Eastern Europe, four from Latin America and the Caribbean, and five from Western European and Other States.
All the regional groups had endorsed just enough candidates to fill the available seats, with the exception of the Latin American and Caribbean States, which had endorsed Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, Paraguay and Uruguay for its four available seats on the panel.
The Assembly will reconvene on Thursday, 20 October, to take up “Culture of Peace” and “Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations”.
Voting Results
The results of the balloting were, as follows:
African States
Total number of ballots:
189
Number of invalid ballots:
0
Number of valid ballots:
189
Abstentions:
1
Number of members voting:
188
Required majority:
126
Number of votes received:
Angola
186
Benin
183
Guinea-Bissau
180
Madagascar
184
Mauritania
181
Asian States
Total number of ballots:
189
Number of invalid ballots:
1
Number of valid ballots:
188
Abstentions:
1
Number of members voting:
187
Required majority:
125
Number of votes received:
Japan
180
Myanmar
1
Saudi Arabia
182
Sri Lanka
180
Eastern European States
Total number of ballots:
189
Number of invalid ballots:
3
Number of valid ballots:
186
Abstentions:
12
Number of members voting:
174
Required majority:
116
Number of votes received:
Czech Republic
173
Azerbaijan
1
Latin American and Caribbean States
Total number of ballots:
189
Number of invalid ballots:
1
Number of valid ballots:
188
Abstentions:
0
Number of members voting:
188
Required majority:
126
Number of votes received:
Cuba
154
Grenada
1
Guyana
158
Haiti
138
Nicaragua
1
Paraguay
160
Uruguay
121
Western European and Other States
Total number of ballots:
189
Number of invalid ballots:
1
Number of valid ballots:
188
Abstentions:
5
Number of members voting:
183
Required majority:
122
Number of votes received:
Australia
1
Austria
175
France
175
Germany
174
Greece
1
Ireland
4
Spain
173
Turkey
172
The following States received the required two-thirds majority and would become members of the Council: Angola, Austria, Benin, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritania, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
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