Five new countries join UN Security Council

19 Oct, 2012

Rwanda, Argentina, Australia, South Korea and Luxembourg won non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council on Thursday. Each needed at least 129 votes from among the 193 member states of the UN General Assembly. Rwanda got 148, while Australia took 140 and Argentina 182. South Korea's tally was 149 votes, and Luxembourg's 131 after a second round of voting.

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