Portugal and Austria join five nations elected to the UN Security Council, while Germany faces a significant election setback.

Germany and Austria are engaged in an unusually tense diplomatic contest for a coveted non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, with both countries intensifying…

Fifteen of the 193 UN member states sit on the UN Security Council. Germany was in competition with Austria and Portugal for two seats in the "Western Europe and Others" group.

By Minlu Zhang at the United Nations |