Austria and Portugal have won seats on the UN Security Council, ending Germany's 40-year streak. DW examines the foreign policy questions raised by Berlin's defeat.

Am Ende war die Wahl in den Sicherheitsrat nicht einmal eine Zitterpartie: Österreich und Portugal haben mit weitem Vorsprung gewonnen. Die Opposition sieht eine Schlappe für…

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.