2019 United Nations Security Council election

The 2019 United Nations Security Council election was held on 7 June during the 73rd 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 2020.

2019 United Nations Security Council election

← 2018 7 June 2019 2020 →
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections   Permanent members   Non-permanent members
Members before election  Ivory Coast (Africa)  Equatorial Guinea (Africa)  Kuwait (Asia–Pacific)a  Peru (GRULAC)  Poland (EEG) a. Arab state Elected Members  Niger (Africa)  Tunisia (Africa)a  Vietnam (Asia–Pacific)  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GRULAC)  Estonia (EEG)

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

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2020–21 period.

Notably, St. Vincent and the Grenadines set a new record as the smallest ever Security Council member.^[2] Both St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Estonia were elected to the Council for the first time.

Candidates

African Group

•  Ghana^[3] (withdrawn)
•  Niger
•  Tunisia^[4]

Asia-Pacific Group

•  Vietnam^[5]

Latin American and Caribbean Group

•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^[6]

Eastern European Group

•  Estonia^[7][8]
•  Romania^[9]

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[10]
Member	Round 1
Vietnam	192
Niger	191
Tunisia	191
valid ballots	193
abstentions	0
present and voting	193
required majority	129

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[10]
Member	Round 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	185
El Salvador	6
valid ballots	193
abstentions	2
present and voting	191
required majority	128

Eastern European Group

Eastern European Group election results[10]
Member	Round 1	Round 2
Estonia	111	132
Romania	78	58
Georgia	1	—
Latvia	1	—
valid ballots	193	192
abstentions	2	2
present and voting	191	190
required majority	128	127

See also

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council
• European Union and the United Nations
• 2019 in the United Nations