| Date | 10 October 2005 |
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Agenda item 111
Elections to fill vacancies in principal organs
(a) Election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council
The President
The General Assembly will now proceed to the election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council to replace those members whose term of office expires on 31 December 2005.
The five outgoing non-permanent members are the following: Algeria, Benin, Brazil, the Philippines and Romania. Those five States cannot be re-elected. Their names, therefore, should not appear on the ballot papers.
Apart from the five permanent members, the Security Council will include in the year 2006 the following States: Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and the United Republic of Tanzania. The names of those States, therefore, should also not appear on the ballot papers.
Of the five non-permanent members that will remain in office in the year 2006, two are from Africa and Asia, one is from Latin America and the Caribbean and two are from Western Europe and other States.
Consequently, pursuant to paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 1991 A (XVIII), of 17 December 1963, the five non-permanent members should be elected according to the following pattern: three from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe and one from Latin America and the Caribbean. The ballot papers reflect that pattern.
In accordance with established practice, there is an understanding to the effect that, of the three States to be elected from Africa and Asia, two should be from Africa and one from Asia.
I should like to inform the Assembly that those candidates, their number not exceeding the number of seats to be filled, receiving the greatest number of votes and a two-thirds majority of those present and voting will be declared elected. In the case of a tie vote for a remaining seat, there will be a restricted ballot limited to those candidates that have obtained an equal number of votes.
May I take it that the General Assembly agrees to that procedure?
The President
In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, the election shall be held by secret ballot and there shall be no nominations.
Regarding candidatures, I have been informed by the Chairpersons of the respective regional groups of the following. For the three vacant seats from among the African and Asian States, there are three endorsed candidates, namely, the Congo, Ghana and Qatar. For the one vacant seat from among the Eastern European States, Slovakia is the endorsed candidate. For the one vacant seat from among the Latin American and Caribbean States, there are two candidates, namely, Nicaragua and Peru.
In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, we shall now proceed to the election by secret ballot.
Before we begin the voting process, I should like to remind members that, pursuant to rule 88 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, no representative shall interrupt the voting except on a point of order on the actual conduct of the voting.
I would also like to seek the usual cooperation of representatives during the time of the conduct of the election. Please be reminded that during the voting process all campaigning should cease in the General Assembly Hall. That means in particular that, once the election has begun, no more campaign material may be distributed inside the Hall. All representatives are also requested to remain at their seats so that the voting process can proceed in an orderly manner. I thank members for their cooperation.
We shall now begin the voting process.
Ballot papers marked "A", "B" and "C" will now be distributed. I request representatives to use only those ballot papers that have been distributed.
May I ask representatives to write on the ballot papers marked "A", for the African and Asian States, the names of the three States for which they wish to vote; on the ballot papers marked "B", for the Eastern European States, the name of the one State for which they wish to vote; and on the ballot papers marked "C", for the Latin American and Caribbean States, the name of the one State for which they wish to vote.
A ballot paper containing more names from the relevant region than the number of seats assigned to it will be declared invalid. Names of Member States on a ballot paper that do not belong to that region will not be counted.
The President
The result of the voting is as follows:
Group A -- African and Asian States Number of ballot papers: 191 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 191 Abstentions: 2 Number of members voting: 189 Required majority of members present and voting: 126 Number of votes obtained: Congo 188 Qatar 186 Ghana 184 Indonesia 1
Group B -- Eastern European States Number of ballot papers: 191 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 191 Abstentions: 6 Number of members voting: 185 Required majority of members present and voting: 124 Number of votes obtained: Slovakia 185
Group C -- Latin American and Caribbean States Number of ballot papers: 191 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 191 Abstentions: 4 Number of members voting: 187 Required majority of members present and voting: 125
Votes obtained: Peru 144 Nicaragua 43
The President
I congratulate the States that have been elected members of the Security Council, and I thank the tellers for their assistance in the election.
We have thus concluded our consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 111.
