As none of the candidates ob- tained the required majority, the Assembly will hold a second unrestricted ballot. In view of the lateness of the hour, I propose to adjourn the meeting and to continue the voting at 3 o'clock.
The meeting rose at /./5 p.m
I propose now to suspend the meeting while the ballots are being counted.
Number oj votes obtained: Cuba•.. "' •.....•..................•..........•............80
Colombia 61 Peru 2 Brazil.· 1
Since the result of this third restricted ballot did not produce a candidate with the re- quired two-thirds majority, we must proceed to an unrestricted ballot in accordance with rule 94 of the rules of procedure. For the benefit of the members of the Assembly, I shall read that rule: "When two or m…
The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: 148 Invalid ballots: 0 Number ofvalidballots,' 148 Abstentions: 4 Number ofmembers voting: 144 Required majority: 96
Number of votes obtained: Cuba 79 Colombia 65
As neither of the two can- didates obtained the required two-thirds majority, the General Assembly will continue the voting and will hold a third restricted ballot.
As neither of the two can- didates obtained the required two-thirds majority, the General Assembly will continue the voting and will hold a second restricted ballot.
43. The only countries whose names may be included on the ballot papers are Cuba or Colombia. Any ballot papers containing the names …
The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: 148 Invalid ballots: 0 Number ofvalidballots: 148 Abstentions: 3 Number ofmembers voting: 145 Required majority: 97
Number of votes obtained: Cuba 79 Colombia 66
There remains one seat to be filled. In accordance with rule 94 of the rules of pro- cedure, we shall proceed to a second ballot restricted to the two candidates who have obtained the greatest numbers of votes. Those two countries are Cuba and Colombia.
39. Any ballot paper containing any other nam…
The result of the voting for the election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council is as follows: Number ofballotpapers: 148 Invalid ballots: 0 Number ofvalidballots: 148 Abstentions: 0 Number ofmembers voting: 148 Required majority: 99
Numb~r. of votes obtained: Tunisia 143 Niger 140 …
The ballot papers are now be- ing distributed.
35. May I request representatives to use only the ballot papers that have been distributed and to write on them the names of the five Member States for which they wish to vote. As I have indicated, the ballot papers should not include the names of the …
In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, the election shall be held by secret ballot, and there shall be no nominations.
24. I call on the representative of Guatemala on a point of order.
The first item this morning is the election of five non-permanent members of the SecurityCouncil to replace those whose terms of office expire on 31 December 1979. The five outgoing members are the following: Bolivia, Czechoslovakia, Gabon, Kuwait and Nigeria. These five countries can- not be re-ele…
I wish to thank the Chairman of the Special Committee, Ambassador Clark of Nigeria, for his important statement and to associate myself fully with the serious concern expressed in this connexion. If the report provesto be valid, this develop- ment willclearlyconstitute a serious threat to peaceand s…
As members of the Assembly are aware, the item dealing with the policies of apart- heid of the Government of South Africa is item 28 on our agenda for the current session and is scheduled for consideration in plenary meetings beginning on 6 November 1979. However, there has been an important develop…
We have learned with deep sor- row of the untimely passing of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland, Major-General Maphevu Dlamini, on Wednesday, 24 October, in Mbabane.
2. The death of Major-General Dlamini is an ir- reparable loss not only to Swaziland, but to Africa as a whole, particul…
