General Assembly Holds Elections for 75th President and Security Council Members

The General Assembly holds elections by secret ballot without a plenary meeting. Elections were held for 75th President of the General Assembly; new non-permanent members of the Security Council; and new members of the Economic and Social Council.
Mr. Volkan Bozkir from Turkey was elected President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly. India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway were elected as new non-permanent members of the Security Council for the period of 2021-2023. Kenya was elected in a second round on 18 June.
Katalin Bogyay, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, prepares her ballots during the elections in the General Assembly Hall.