2025 United Nations Security Council election

2025 United Nations Security Council election

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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

Incumbent Elected Members

 Algeria (Africa, Arab)
 South Korea (Asia)
 Guyana (LatAm&Car)
 Sierra Leone (Africa)
 Slovenia (E. Europe)



The 2025 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-2025 during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2026. In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats are allocated as follows:

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2026–27 period.

Candidates

Africa Group

Candidates for 2 available positions are:

Eastern European Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

Asia-Pacific Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

See also

References

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