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Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia elected to U.N. Security Council
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Summary
An announcement said Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia won two-year non‑permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council starting Jan. 1, 2026; exact vote counts were not disclosed.
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia were elected to two‑year non‑permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, with terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, a meeting announcement said.
The announcement said the five countries "obtained the required two thirds majority and the largest number of votes." The statement did not supply individual vote totals or identify which UN body conducted the ballot.
The five seats are non‑permanent members of the Security Council for the 2026–2027 term. The announcement gave the full list of elected members but offered no additional procedural details, such as vote counts, formal proclamations by name, or statements from the elected governments.
No amendments, objections or motions were recorded in the provided text. The item as presented in the transcript is a formal declaration of election results rather than a debate or policy decision.
