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United Nations Headquarters, New York, <\/strong>\u00a017 June 2020 –<\/span>The President of the United Nations General Assembly H.E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande announced, today, the results of the elections of the President of the 75th<\/sup> session of the General Assembly, non-permanent members of the Security Council and members of the Economic and Social Council.<\/p>\n

The elections were held simultaneously in the General Assembly hall on 17 June, in accordance with decision 74\/755 of 29 May 2020, entitled, \u201cProcedure for holding elections by secret ballot without a plenary meeting during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic\u201d.<\/p>\n

President of the 75th<\/sup> session of the Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having obtained the required majority of members present and voting and the greatest number of votes, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir of Turkey is elected President of the 75th<\/sup> session of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n

Non-permanent members of the Security Council<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having obtained two-thirds majority of members present and voting and the greatest number of votes, India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway are elected members of the SC Council for a 2-year term beginning on 1 January 2021.<\/p>\n

There still remains one seat to be filled for the African States.<\/p>\n

Djibouti and Kenya have not acquired the required majority.<\/p>\n

The General Assembly will hold the first restricted ballot on Thursday, 18 June from 9:00 am in the General Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n

Members of the Economic and Social Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having obtained two-thirds majority of members present and voting and the greatest number of votes, the following 18 States are elected members of ECOSOC for a 3-year term beginning on 1 January 2021:<\/p>\n

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Solomon Islands, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

The President of the General Assembly thanked the tellers and ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretariat for their assistance in the 3 elections held today.<\/p>\n

More information:
<\/strong>https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/74\/2020\/06\/17\/results-of-the-elections-held-on-17-june-2020\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For media inquiries, please contact:<\/em><\/p>\n

Reem Abaza,\u00a0<\/em>Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly,<\/em><\/p>\n

abaza@un.org<\/em><\/p>\n

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