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Bahrain, Colombia, D.R. Congo, Latvia and Liberia elected to U.N. Security Council for two-year term
Summary
A transcripted announcement says Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia were elected to the United Nations Security Council for two-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, after receiving the required two-thirds majority and the largest number of votes.
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia were elected members of the United Nations Security Council for two-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the transcript records. The announcement said each obtained the required two-thirds majority and the largest number of votes.
The transcript records a single formal announcement stating the outcome but does not specify which body made the announcement, the precise vote tallies for each country, or the voting date. The text in the transcript gives the start date for the two-year term as Jan. 1, 2026.
The announcement listed the five countries by name and said they met the voting threshold needed for election. The transcript does not provide further details such as the number of ballots, the venue for the vote, or any statements from the elected countries.
No motions, amendments or vote-by-vote tallies are recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The recorded item is the formal declaration that the stated countries were elected and that their terms begin on Jan. 1, 2026.
Future public records or a fuller transcript could provide specific vote tallies, the meeting body that conducted the vote and any statements from member states; those details are not specified in the provided transcript excerpt.
