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The 10 rotating seats on the 15-member Security Council are earmarked for different regions of the world. The\u00a0assembly elects five countries\u00a0by secret ballot every year to serve two-year terms alongside the council\u2019s five permanent veto-wielding members \u2014 the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France.<\/p>\n

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In the other contested race, after four rounds of voting in the 193-member General Assembly, Kyrgyzstan defeated the Philippines by a vote of 143-49 and will join the council for the first time.<\/p>\n

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Zimbabwe, the African candidate, and Caribbean candidate Trinidad and Tobago had no opponents and both were elected with more than 180 votes.<\/p>\n

In the race for the two seats for the group of mainly Western nations, Portugal received 134 votes and Austria 131 votes, while Germany, Europe\u2019s economic powerhouse which had served six previous terms on the council, received 104 votes.<\/p>\n

Austria\u2019s foreign ministry said its election capped a 15-year campaign and is a \u201cstrong international sign of confidence\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n

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The five new members will take up their seats on Jan. 1. They will replace Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia.<\/p>\n

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The Security Council is mandated under the U.N. Charter with ensuring international peace and security, but it has\u00a0failed in the three major current conflicts\u00a0because of the veto power of Russia on\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0and of the United States, Israel\u2019s closest ally, often on\u00a0Gaza\u00a0and on\u00a0Iran.<\/p>\n

There have been decades of efforts to reform the Security Council to reflect the geopolitical realities of the current world, not of the post-World War II era 80 years ago, when the United Nations was established. But they have all failed, though a new attempt is underway.<\/p>\n

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