2023 United Nations Security Council election
Election to the United Nations Security Council
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The 2023 United Nations Security Council election was held on 6 June 2023 during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2024. In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes,[1][2] the five available seats were allocated as follows:
- Two for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- One for the Eastern European Group
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6 June 2023
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| 5 of 10 non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council | |
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United Nations Security Council membership after the election Permanent members Non-permanent members | |
Outgoing members Elected members |
The five members served on the Security Council for the 2024–25 period.
Candidates
African Group
The candidates for two available positions were:
Asia-Pacific Group
The candidates for one available position were:
Withdrawn
Tajikistan[6] — Withdrew in September 2022
Latin American and Caribbean Group
The candidate for one available position was:
Eastern European Group
The candidates for one available position were:
Result
African and Asia-Pacific Groups
| African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[9] | |
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| Member | Round 1 |
 Sierra Leone | 188 |
 Algeria | 184 |
 South Korea | 180 |
| valid ballots | 192 |
| abstentions | 0 |
| present and voting | 192 |
| required majority | 128 |