A/66/PV.57 General Assembly
The meeting was suspended at 5.45 p.m. and resumed at 6.05 p.m.
The result of the voting is as follows:
Number of ballot papers: 193 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 193 Abstentions: 0 Number of members voting: 193 Required two-thirds majority: 97 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Julia Sebutinde (Uganda) 97 Mr. Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone) 96
Ms. Julia Sebutinde has obtained an absolute majority in the General Assembly.
I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the Security Council.
I have received a letter from the President of the Security Council, which reads:
“I have the honour to inform you that at the 6655th meeting of the Security Council, held on 10 November 2011, for the purpose of electing five members of the International Court of Justice for a term of office beginning on 6 February 2012, Mr. Abdul G. Koroma obtained an absolute majority of votes.”
As a result of the voting that has taken place independently in the General Assembly and the Security Council, no candidate has obtained an absolute majority in both bodies. The Assembly will therefore need to proceed to a sixth meeting to fill the remaining vacancy. However, in view of the lateness of the hour, that meeting will take place at a late date to be announced.
The meeting rose at 6.10 p.m.