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Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on UN Security Council

Associated Press·South China Morning Post·2026-06-03 18:49:33·1 view

Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. The 10 rotating seats on the 15-member Security Council are earmarked for different regions of the world. The assembly elects five countries by secret ballot every year to serve two-year terms alongside the council’s five permanent veto-wielding members – the US, Russia, China, Britain and France. In the other contested race,...

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