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Germany loses vote for UN Security Council seat
Key takeaways
- Fifteen of the 193 UN member states sit on the UN Security Council.
- Germany needed a two-thirds majority of votes in the wider UN General Assembly to land a temporary seat on the UNSC for the next 10 years.
- Germany was in competition with Austria and Portugal for two seats in the "Western Europe" and Others" group.
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Fifteen of the 193 UN member states sit on the UN Security Council. Germany was in competition with Austria and Portugal for two seats in the "Western Europe and Others" group.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Enrf The UN General Assembly voted on the temporary seats for the UN Security Council Image: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Germany lost a vote on Wednesday for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Germany needed a two-thirds majority of votes in the wider UN General Assembly to land a temporary seat on the UNSC for the next 10 years.
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