The UN General Assembly elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027–28 term. Germany failed to secure a seat and called the result a disappointment. India congratulated the winners. The members were chosen through secret ballot after a closely contested vote, with the term beginning on January 1, 2027.
United Nations: Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027-28, with India saying it looks forward to working closely with them during their two-year tenure.
In a closely watched and contested election on Wednesday, the 193-member UN General Assembly elected the five new non-permanent members who will replace Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia when their terms conclude at the end of 2026.
India congratulated the newly elected members.
“Hearty congratulations to the newly elected @UN Security Council members,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said in a post on X.
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