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Oct 16, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- In one round of voting, the General Assembly today elected Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to serve as five non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2010.

They will fill seats to be vacated by Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Viet Nam.' Meanwhile, Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda will continue to serve as elected Council members during 2010, for the second year of their respective terms.' All new Council members will take their seats on 1 January 2010.

The five new non-permanent members were elected according to the following pattern:' three from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, and one from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Voting Results African and Asian States Number of ballot papers: 190 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 190 Abstentions: 0 Number of members present and voting: 190 Required majority: 127 Number of votes obtained by country: Nigeria 186 Gabon 184 Lebanon 180 Togo 1 Sierra Leone 1 Iran 1 Liberia 1 Eastern European States Number of ballot papers: 190 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 190 Abstentions: 7 Number of members present and voting: 183 Required majority: 122 Number of votes obtained by country: Bosnia and Herzegovina 183 Latin American and Caribbean States Number of ballot papers: 190 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 190 Abstentions: 7 Number of members present and voting: 183 Required majority: 122 Number of votes obtained by country: Brazil 182 Venezuela 1 Having obtained the required two-thirds majority, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were elected to the Security Council for two-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2010.

The General Assembly will reconvene at 10 a.m. Monday, 19 October, to discuss sport for peace and development.

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