2008 United Nations Security Council election

2008 United Nations Security Council election

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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections   Permanent members   Non-permanent members
Members before election  South Africa (Africa)  Indonesia (Asia)  Panama (LatAm&Car)  Belgium (WEOG)  Italy (WEOG) New Members  Uganda (Africa)  Japan (Asia)  Mexico (LatAm&Car)  Turkey (WEOG)  Austria (WEOG)

Unsuccessful candidates

Iran (Asia)  Iceland (WEOG)

The 2008 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2008 during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were held for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2009.^[1]

In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, the ten non-permanent Security Council seats rotate among the regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes. All five contests were won on the first ballot. The five available seats were allocated as follows:

• One for Africa, held by South Africa
• One for Asia, held by Indonesia.
• One for Latin America and the Caribbean, held by Panama.
• Two for the Western European and Others Group, held by Belgium and Italy.

The newly elected five member states served on the Security Council for the 2009–10 period.