Grim mood in Berlin after Germany loses Security Council bid
Key takeaways
- Austria and Portugal have secured seats on the UN's most important body, but Germany has not.
- Speaking with ARD television several hours later, Wadephul acknowledged as much.
- "I have nothing to blame myself for," said the CDU politician.
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Austria and Portugal have secured seats on the UN's most important body, but Germany has not. This brings a 40-year streak to an end. It's the most severe foreign policy defeat yet for the coalition government.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eq XFThe loss of the seat on the UN Security Council was the most severe foreign policy defeat yet for Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (left) Image: Bianca Otero/ZUMA/IMAGOAdvertisement German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul accepted the result with a solemn expression: The UN General Assembly had just elected Portugal and Austria as non-permanent members of the Security Council for 2027 and 2028 — not Germany.
Wednesday's decision in New York was the most severe foreign policy defeat yet for the coalition government made up of the center-right Christian Democrats/Christian Social Union(CDU/CSU) and the center-left Social Democratic Party, in office for just over a year.