title: 2018 United Nations Security Council election
text: # 2018 United Nations Security Council election
  
  The 2018 United Nations Security Council election was held on 8 June during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2019.
  
  In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats are allocated as follows:
  
  * One for Africa
  * One for the Asia-Pacific Group
  * One for Latin America and the Caribbean
  * Two for the Western European and Others Group
  
  The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2019–20 period.
  
  In order of votes received, Germany and Belgium were elected in the Western European and Others Group, the Dominican Republic in the Latin American and Caribbean Group, and South Africa and Indonesia in the African and Asia-Pacific Groups. In addition, the Dominican Republic was elected to the Security Council for the first time.
  
  ## Candidates
  
  ### African Group
  
  * South Africa
  
  ### Asia-Pacific Group
  
  * Maldives
  * Indonesia
  
  ### Latin American and Caribbean Group
  
  * Dominican Republic
  
  ### Western European and Others Group
  
  * Belgium
  * Germany
  * Israel – Withdrew in May 2018
  
  The only contested seat was the Asia-Pacific one, between Indonesia and Maldives.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### African and Asia-Pacific Groups
  
  African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results :
  
  | Member | Round 1 |
  | - | - |
  | South Africa | 183 |
  | Indonesia | 144 |
  | Maldives | 46 |
  | abstentions | 0 |
  | required majority | 127 |
  
  ### Latin American and Caribbean Group
  
  Latin American and Caribbean Group election results :
  
  | Member | Round 1 |
  | - | - |
  | Dominican Republic | 184 |
  | abstentions | 6 |
  | required majority | 123 |
  
  ### Western European and Others Group
  
  Western European and Others Group election results :
  
  | Member | Round 1 |
  | - | - |
  | Germany | 184 |
  | Belgium | 181 |
  | abstentions | 2 |
  | required majority | 126 |
  