Election of Members of the Executive Board
On Friday 26 October, H. E. Mr Ahmad Jalali (Islamic Republic of Iran), President of the 31st session of the General Conference, opened the sixteenth session of the Plenary on the Election of Members of the Executive Board.
The results of the ballot were announced by H. E. Ms Ugne Karvelis (Lithuania), President of the polling station. Subsequently, the President of the General Conference declared the Member States elected members of the Executive Board. The results are as follows:
| Group I: four seats to be filled |
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Absent: 3
Abstentions: 1
Invalid ballot papers: 0
Number of votes cast: 167
Names of Member States candidates and number of votes obtained by each, in decreasing order:
Germany - 151
Turkey - 149
Iceland - 148
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 143
The President therefore declared the following Members elected to the Executive Board:
Germany
Turkey
Iceland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| Group II: three seats to be filled |
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Absent: 3
Abstentions: 0
Invalid ballot papers: 2
Number of votes cast: 166
Names of Member States candidates and number of votes obtained by each, in decreasing order:
Ukraine - 116
Slovakia - 81
Belarus - 72
Yugoslavia - 64
Latvia - 57
Albania - 53
Azerbaijan - 37
Armenia - 13
The President therefore declared the following Members elected to the Executive Board:
Ukraine
Slovakia
Belarus
| Group III: six seats to be filled |
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Absent: 3
Abstentions: 0
Invalid ballot papers: 11
Number of votes cast: 157
Names of Member States candidates and number of votes obtained by each, in decreasing order:
Ibero-American States CARICOM States
Dominica - 142
Jamaica - 139
Bahamas - 136
Suriname - 133
Brazil - 87
Cuba - 80
Venezuela - 76
Costa Rica - 66
The President therefore declared the following Members elected to the Executive Board:
Ibero-American States CARICOM States
Brazil
Dominica
Cuba
Jamaica
Bahamas
Suriname
| Group IV: six seats to be filled |
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Absent: 3
Abstentions: 0
Invalid ballot papers: 0
Number of votes cast: 168
Names of Member States candidates and number of votes obtained by each, in decreasing order:
Australia - 141
China - 141
Japan - 133
Viet Nam - 127
India - 125
Vanuatu - 106
Papua New Guinea - 77
Kazakhstan - 66
The President therefore declared the following Members elected to the Executive Board:
Australia
China
Japan
Viet Nam
India
Vanuatu
| Group V(a): seven seats to be filled |
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Absent: 3
Abstentions: 0
Invalid ballot papers: 0
Number of votes cast: 168
Names of Member States candidates and number of votes obtained by each, in decreasing order:
Senegal - 155
Mozambique - 139
Burkina Faso - 129
Swaziland - 126
Kenya - 116
Rwanda - 114
United Republic of Tanzania - 110
Liberia - 101
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 101
The President therefore declared the following Members elected to the Executive Board:
Senegal
Kenya
Mozambique
Rwanda
Burkina Faso
United Republic of Tanzania
Swaziland
| Group V(b): three seats to be filled |
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Absent: 3
Abstentions: 0
Invalid ballot papers: 2
Number of votes cast: 166
Names of Member States candidates and number of votes obtained by each, in decreasing order:
Algeria - 127
Egypt - 115
Jordan - 94
Yemen - 82
Iraq - 63
The President therefore declared the following Members elected to the Executive Board:
Algeria
Egypt
Jordan
In conclusion, the President congratulated all newly elected Members of the Executive Board and thanked the President of the polling station and the six tellers, Ms C. Seguin (France), Ms A. Veleva (Bulgaria), Ms R. Moreira de Lemoine (El Salvador), Ms R. Zia (Pakistan), Mr. C. Vieira, (Guinea Bissau) and Mr. I El Ghali (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), for the time and effort they had devoted to overseeing the electoral exercise. The newly elected Members of the Board are invited to attend an information meeting on 1 November at 4.30 pm. in Room X.
