United Nations Security Council elections

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The 2012 United Nations Security Council election will be held on 18 October 2012[1] during the 67th 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 2013.

Incumbent Members:

South Africa
India
Colombia
Germany
Portugal


Candidates

Australia, Finland, Luxembourg [Western Europe and Others Group]
Bhutan, Cambodia, South Korea [Asia-Pacific Group]
Argentina [Latin America and Caribbean]
Rwanda [African Group]

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Africa Group

Rwanda won their place with 148 votes, against one vote each for "write in" candidates Tanzania and DR Congo


Asia Pacific Group

South Korea won their place with 149 votes in the second round, having failed to win a large enough majority in the first round. Bhutan withdrew from the contest. Final result in the second round:

South Korea 149
Cambodia 43


Latin America and Caribbean

Argentina received 182 votes, against one each for 'write in' candidates Barbados and Cuba

Western European and Other Group

In round 1, Australia won with 140 votes, against Luxembourg (128) and Finland (108)

In round 2, Luxembourg beat Finland 131-62


So new members from 2013 are Rwanda [replacing South Africa], South Korea [India], Argentina [Colombia], Australia [Germany] and Luxembourg [Portugal]


Next year, an election will be held to replace Morocco, Togo, Guatemala, Pakistan, and Azerbaijan.