Germany has failed to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the first time, after losing to Portugal and Austria in a vote held by the UN General Assembly.
The election determined two Western European seats on the 15-member Security Council for the 2027–2028 term. Portugal received 134 votes, while Austria secured 131 votes, comfortably surpassing Germany's 104 votes.
The Security Council consists of five permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom — alongside 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms. Seats are distributed according to regional representation.
Germany, a member of the G7 and widely regarded as Europe's largest economy, has previously served six terms on the council. Its failure to win a seat marks an unexpected setback for Berlin's diplomatic ambitions at the United Nations.
Elsewhere in the election, Zimbabwe won the uncontested African seat with 182 votes, while Trinidad and Tobago secured the Latin American and Caribbean position with 181 votes.
Voting for the Asia-Pacific seat remained unresolved, with a second round held between the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan after neither candidate achieved the required majority in the initial ballot.
The newly elected countries will begin their two-year terms on January 1, 2027, replacing Pakistan, Somalia, Greece, Denmark and Panama.
They will join the five non-permanent members already elected for the 2026–2027 term: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Latvia, Colombia and Bahrain.
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