The UN General Assembly, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Bahrain, Colombia and Latvia, chose non-permanent members of the Security Council in 2026-2027. For.
These countries will replace Algeria, Gayan, Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia, which expires on December 31, 2025.
Non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by secret ballot. To win, at least two-thirds of the votes of the UN General Assembly delegates need to be collected.
It should be noted that Latvia has never been to the UN Security Council before. Colombia has been elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations, the Democratic Republic of the United Nations, two times, Bahrain and Liberia once.
The Security Council consists of 15 members, 5 of which are permanent (Russia, Great Britain, the United States, France, China). The rest are chosen in groups of five countries every year. Greece, Denmark, Pakistan, Panaman and Somali were also not permanent in 2025-26. For:
