Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on the UN Security Council
Germany fell short with 104 votes as Austria and Portugal won the Western European seats in the two-year Security Council race, officials said.
- On Wednesday evening, Germany failed to secure a rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council, receiving only 104 votes when 127 were required, as Austria and Portugal won the two available spots for the Western European and Others Group.
- Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul attributed the loss to Germany's stance on global issues, calling it "no secret" that Russia stirred opposition against Germany over support for Ukraine and Israel.
- Wadephul also cited the country's late entry into the race as a strategic shortcoming, while Agnieszka Brugger, the Greens' deputy parliamentary leader, claimed the government failed to underpin the bid with "modern ideas."
- Congratulating Austria and Portugal, Chancellor Friedrich Merz insisted Germany remains a "reliable pillar of the multilateral system" despite the defeat and ongoing domestic pressure over economic reforms with the Social Democrats.
- The loss signals that size alone does not guarantee influence in an arena where Beijing and Washington show little regard for others, serving as a reality check for Germany's global standing.
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Germany will not be among the ten countries sitting non-permanently on the UN Security Council in a year's time. A defeat due in part to polemics about its position on international law. Hard hit for Friedrich MerzNever had Germany failed to be elected to one of the ten non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council. It is now done: on Wednesday, it won only 104 votes, against 134 for Portugal and 131 for Austria. In the meantime, Johann Wadephu…
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lacronicabadajoz.comFriedrich Merz's Germany, stagnant economically and suffering from persistent dissent in its coalition Government, was now joined by the humiliating defeat in its aspirations to access one of the non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council. For the first time in its history, it did not achieve that goal in the vote held on Wednesday. It was dislodged by the other two candidates by Western Europe, Portugal and Austria.Continue reading....
Political Stir in Germany After Losing the Vote for the First Time to Sit on the UN Security Council
What in principle was seen in Germany as a vote without big headaches ended up turning Wednesday into a jar of cold water. The country aspired to leave again elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council — a position it has exercised previously, in different periods. But it did not succeed: it was defeated by the candidacies of Portugal and Austria.
Germany failed on Wednesday for the first time in securing a seat in the UN Security Council, Portugal and Austria receiving more votes for the two seats in Western Europe since 2027. The German candidate has faced difficult circumstances from the start: Berlin entered the electoral campaign only in 2020, later than Lisbon and Vienna. For Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, the failure also represents a severe set…
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