NewsWhore
10-17-2006, 02:30 PM
The Dominican Republic or Uruguay could come in as consensus candidates for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council after ten rounds of voting during which neither Venezuela nor Guatemala achieved the majority 125 votes needed for election, with neither wanting to withdraw their nomination. There was intense lobbying from both sides and renewed accusations against the United States for trying to favor Guatemala. Guatemala obtained more votes than Venezuela in nine of the ten rounds of voting and there was a tie at 93 votes in the sixth round. Listin Diario quotes a comment by Guatemalan Foreign Minister Gert Rosenthal, who said that "we have to be realistic: if the process continues like this and neither country gains the two-thirds vote majority it is probable that we have to think of a third country from the region". This adds to speculation that the DR, along with Uruguay, could end up as possible candidates.
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