Voting for the election of Azerbaijan or Slovenia as a member of the UN Security Council postponed to October 24

Several rounds of voting in the UN headquarters for the election as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2012-2013 from Eastern European countries ended without result. None of the countries could overcome the barrier in two-thirds vote which is necessary by the UN Charter.

Azerbaijan did not get just 14 votes to win elections. So it was decided to postpone a voting on Monday, October 24. As a result of other ballots Pakistan, Morocco, Guatemala and Togo become new non-permanent UNSC members.

The Council is composed of five permanent members - China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States - and ten non-permanent members. Ten non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms and not eligible for immediate re-election. Contrast to the "Big Five", they do not have veto power.

The so-called regional groups nominate the country's candidacy for the elections. So, five candidates - Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo were nominated from Africa and Asia Pacific region. They struggle for the three places to be vacated from Dec. 31, 2011 - Gabon Lebanon and Nigeria.

From Eastern European States, Azerbaijan, Hungary and Slovenia claim for places that Bosnia and Herzegovina will vacate in late 2011.

Only one candidate-Guatemala was nominated to a place to be vacated by Brazil. According to regulations, the election of non-permanent members is performed by secret ballot.

All of the nine candidate countries, except Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Guatemala, previously were elected non-permanent members of the UNSC.

Based on the Article 23 of the UN Charter, the General Assembly elects ten non-permanent Security Council members, paying attention in the first instance to the country's participation in the maintenance of international peace and security and achieve other objectives.


/Trend/