Germany lost a vote on Wednesday for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Germany loses out to Austria and Portugal
Germany needed a two-thirds majority of votes in the wider UN General Assembly to land a temporary seat on the UNSC for the next two years.
Germany was in competition with Austria and Portugal for two seats in the "Western Europe" and Others" group. Both Austria and Portugal won those seats as they had received more votes than Germany.
Portugal received 134 votes, whereas Austria had received 131. Germany, meanwhile, had garnered 104 votes.
