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.
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (left), President of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, announces the results of the elections. At right is Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM).