It was election day today at the UN Security Council, and there - TopicsExpress



          

It was election day today at the UN Security Council, and there was one major upset and one major (but not unexpected) disappointment. Turkey, which was widely thought to be a shoo-in, lost out to Spain. Regrettably, Venezuela, which ran unopposed, joined the Council, prompting the ire of U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power. Angola, Malaysia, and New Zealand were the other lucky victors. Read more about the politics surrounding today’s events at the UN in this Newsweek piece: bit.ly/1yI6q9U
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:22:05 +0000

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