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ELECTION. An usher hands out ballots to delegations for the election of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, on June 3, 2026.

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Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe are elected to the 15-member council for two-year terms starting on January 1, 2027

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, June 3, elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe to the 15-member UN Security Council for two-year terms starting on January 1, 2027.