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The UN General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the UN Security Council: Austria, Zimbabwe, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, and Trinidad and Tobago.
According to the UN press service, Kyrgyzstan won a seat from the Asia-Pacific Group, having received the required two-thirds majority of 128 votes.
Kyrgyzstan competed with the Philippines for a seat on the Security Council. The decision was made following the third round of voting at the UN General Assembly.
Previously, non-permanent seats on the Security Council were awarded to Austria, Portugal, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago.
The new Security Council members will replace Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia, whose terms expire at the end of 2026.
Non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are elected for limited terms and participate in decision-making on issues of international peace and security, but do not have the right of veto.
The UN Security Council consists of 15 states. Five of them are permanent members and have veto power: the United Kingdom, China, Russia, the United States, and France.
