2025 United Nations Security Council election
Election to the United Nations Security Council
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The 2025 United Nations Security Council election was held on 3 June 2025 during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2026. 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] the five available seats are 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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3 June 2025
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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2026–27 period.
Candidates
African Group
Candidates for 2 available positions are:
Eastern European Group
Candidates for 1 available position are:
Montenegro had been a candidate for the Eastern European Group until it withdrew its candidacy in a letter dated 30 January 2025 addressed to the Secretary-General from the Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations.[5]
Asia-Pacific Group
Candidates for 1 available position are:
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Results
African and Asia-Pacific Groups
| African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[8] | |
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| Member | Round 1 |
 Bahrain | 186 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | 183 |
 Liberia | 181 |
| valid ballots | 188 |
| abstentions | 1 |
| present and voting | 187 |
| required majority | 125 |