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1. “*** The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: O Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7304 (2014) · source

2. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. >l<>l<>l< The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. >l<>l<=l< The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7304 (2014) · source

3. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this eighth meeting to elect a member ofthe International Court of Justice by further ballot for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7304 (2014) · source

4. “As no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in both the Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the Court, the Council will proceed to hold an eighth meeting to elect one candidate by further ballot for the one seat remaining to be filled. Accordingly, I shall adjourn this meeting of the Security Council and I shall immediately call to order the eighth meeting of the Security Council to elect one candidate by further ballot, after a brief recess to allow for the preparation of the new ballots. The meeting rose at 5pm.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7303 (2014) · source

5. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 45th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7303 (2014) · source

6. “* >l< * The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7303 (2014) · source

7. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. *** The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7303 (2014) · source

8. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this seventh meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballot for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7303 (2014) · source

9. “As no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in both the Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the Court, the Council will proceed to hold a seventh meeting to elect one candidate by further ballot for the one seat remaining to be filled. Accordingly, I shall adjourn this meeting of the Security Council and I shall immediately call to order the seventh meeting of the Security Council to elect one candidate by further ballot, after a brief recess to allow for the preparation of the new ballots. The meeting rose at 4.30 p.m.”

   2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7302 (2014) · source

10. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 44th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7302 (2014) · source

11. “* >x< * The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7302 (2014) · source

12. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. *** The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7302 (2014) · source

13. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this sixth meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballot for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7302 (2014) · source

14. “As no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in both the Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the Court, the Council will proceed to hold a sixth meeting to elect one candidate by further ballot for the one seat remaining to be filled. Accordingly, I shall adjourn this meeting of the Security Council and I shall immediately call to order the sixth meeting of the Security Council to elect one candidate by further ballot, after a brief recess to allow for the preparation of the new ballots. The meeting rose at 3.55 pm.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7301 (2014) · source

15. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 43rd plenary meeting ofthe General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7301 (2014) · source

16. “* >x< * The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7301 (2014) · source

17. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. *** The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7301 (2014) · source

18. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this fifth meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballots for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7301 (2014) · source

19. “As no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in both the Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the Court, the Council will proceed to hold a fifth meeting to elect one candidate by further ballots for the one seat remaining to be filled. I understand that the President of the General Assembly has proposed that the Assembly end its meeting and reconvene at 3 pm. to hold the next ballot. I propose that, with the consent of the members of the Council, we proceed in the same manner and reconvene at 3 pm. It is so decided. The meeting rose at 1.05 pm.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7300 (2014) · source

20. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 42nd plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7300 (2014) · source

21. “* =|< * The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7300 (2014) · source

22. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. *=|<* The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7300 (2014) · source

23. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this fourth meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballots for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7300 (2014) · source

24. “As no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in both the Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with Article II of the Statute of the Court, the Council will proceed to hold a fourth meeting to elect one candidate by further ballots for the one seat remaining to be filled. Accordingly, I shall adjourn the current meeting of the Security Council and I shall immediately call to order the fourth meeting of the Council to elect one candidate by further ballots, following a brief recess to allow for the preparation of the new ballots. The meeting rose at 12.25 pm.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7299 (2014) · source

25. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 4lst plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7299 (2014) · source

26. “* >l< * The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7299 (2014) · source

27. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. *** The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7299 (2014) · source

28. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this third meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballots for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7299 (2014) · source

29. “As no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes in both the Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the Court, the Council will proceed to hold a third meeting to elect one candidate by further ballots for the one seat remaining to be filled. Accordingly, I shall adjourn the current meeting of the Security Council and I shall immediately call to order the third meeting of the Council to elect one candidate by further ballots, following a brief recess to allow for the preparation of the new ballots. The meeting rose at 11.10 am.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7298 (2014) · source

30. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 40th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing the one remaining seat of the five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidate obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." Accordingly, no candidate has received the required absolute majority of votes both in the Council and in the General Assembly.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7298 (2014) · source

31. “* >l< * The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 6 Accordingly, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti has received the required majority of votes in the Security Council. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7298 (2014) · source

32. “I remind members of the Council that only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible for election. Ballots containing votes for more than one candidate will be considered invalid. >l<>l<>l< The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. >l<>l<>l< The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7298 (2014) · source

33. “In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security Council will now proceed to hold this second meeting to elect a member of the International Court of Justice by further ballots for the one seat that remains to be filled. May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of the one remaining member of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. The Council will now proceed to a new ballot. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: Members of the Council should place an "X" in the box next to the name of the one candidate for whom they wish to vote.”

    2014-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7298 (2014) · source

34. “Sayeman Bula-Bula, as indicated to the Assembly in the statements of the Permanent Representatives of Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo delivered to the General Assembly. Therefore, Ms. Eugenie Liliane Arivony and Mr. Sayeman Bula- Bula are no longer candidates in these elections and their names will be deleted from the ballot papers. Accordingly, I intend to convene the Security Council tomorrow morning at 10 am. for the pending element of the voting for the remaining seat on the International Court of Justice. The meeting rose at 6.20 pm.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

35. “Kirill Gevorgian have been elected as members of the International Court of Justice for a term of office of nine years beginning on 6 February 2015. I should like to congratulate them on all our behalf and to wish them every success in the high office to which they have been elected. As a result of the voting that has taken place in the Security Council and in the General Assembly, four members of the Court have been duly elected. In accordance with Article 11 of the Statute of the Court, the Council will need to hold a second meeting to elect a candidate for the seat remaining to be filled. In that regard, I have been informed by the President of the General Assembly of the withdrawal of the candidatures of Ms. Euge'nie Liliane Arivony and Mr.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

36. “I wish to inform members ofthe Council that I have received the following letter from the President of the General Assembly: "I have the honour to inform you that, at the 39th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, held today for the purpose of electing five members of the International Court of Justice, the following candidates obtained an absolute majority of votes in the General Assembly: Mr. Mohamed Bennouna, Mr. James Richard Crawford, Ms. Joan E. Donoghue, Mr. Kirill Gevorgian and Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson." As both the Security Council and the General Assembly have agreed on the following candidates, the jurists Mr. Mohamed Bennouna, Mr. James Richard Crawford, Ms. Joan E. Donoghue and Mr.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

37. “Mohamed Bennouna 14 Mr. Sayeman Bula-Bula 3 Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. James Richard Crawford 12 Ms. Joan E. Donoghue 14 Mr. Kirill Gevorgian 15 Mr. Patrick Lipton Robinson 7 Accordingly, the following candidates received the required majority of votes in the Security Council: Mr. Mohamed Bennouna, Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti, Mr. James Richard Crawford, Ms. Joan E. Donoghue and Mr. Kirill Gevorgian. I have communicated the result of the voting to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

38. “I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. >l<>l<>l< The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the ballots. There will be two independent countings of the ballots by each of the tellers. >l<>l<>l< The President: I understand that the President of the General Assembly has proposed that the Assembly suspend its meeting until 3 p.m., when it will reconvene. I propose that, with the consent of Council members, we proceed in the same manner. It is so decided. The meeting was suspended at 12.55 pm. and resumed at 3.30pm. >l<>l<>l< The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Eugenie Liliane Arivony 0 Mr.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

39. “Patrick Lipton Robinson 8 As more than five candidates have obtained an absolute majority, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all candidates, as noted in paragraph 13 of the Secretary-General's memorandum contained in document S/2014/520. I should like to remind members of the Council that each elector may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be invalid. I now ask the Conference Officer to distribute the ballots. I request members of the Council to place an "X" in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote. >x<>z<>x< The President: I take it that all members of the Council have now marked their ballots.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

40. “I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. >l=>l<>l< The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the ballots. There will be two independent countings of the ballots by each of the tellers. *>l<* The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Eugenie Liliane Arivony 0 Mr. Mohamed Bennouna 14 Mr. Sayeman Bula-Bula 2 Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. James Richard Crawford 13 Ms. Joan E. Donoghue 14 Mr. Kirill Gevorgian 15 Mr.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

41. “Patrick Lipton Robinson 8 As more than five candidates have obtained an absolute majority, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all candidates, as noted in paragraph 13 of the Secretary-General's memorandum contained in document S/2014/520. I should like to remind members of the Council that each elector may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be invalid. I now ask the Conference Officer to distribute the ballots. I request members of the Council to place an "X" in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote. *** The President: I take it that all members of the Council have now marked their ballots.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

42. “I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. >l=>l<=l= The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the ballots. There will be two independent countings of the ballots by each of the tellers. >l=>l<>l< The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Eugenie Liliane Arivony 1 Mr. Mohamed Bennouna 14 Mr. Sayeman Bula-Bula 3 Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. James Richard Crawford 13 Ms. Joan E. Donoghue 14 Mr. Kirill Gevorgian 13 Mr.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

43. “Patrick Lipton Robinson 8 As more than five candidates have obtained an absolute majority, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all candidates, as noted in paragraph 13 of the Secretary-General's memorandum contained in document S/2014/520. I should like to remind members of the Council that each elector may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be invalid. I now ask the Conference Officer to distribute the ballots. I request members of the Council to place an "X" in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote. *** The President: I take it that all members of the Council have now marked their ballots.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

44. “I should like to remind Council members that in accordance with established practice, I shall wait for the General Assembly to complete its count before I announce the results of the voting in the Security Council. The Council will remain in session. >l<>l<>l< The President: The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Ms. Eugenie Liliane Arivony 1 Mr. Mohamed Bennouna 13 Mr. Sayeman Bula-Bula 3 Ms. Susana Ruiz Cerutti 9 Mr. James Richard Crawford 13 Ms. Joan E. Donoghue 14 Mr. Kirill Gevorgian 14 Mr.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

45. “>l<>l<>l< The President: I take it that all the members of the Council have now voted and I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. *** The President: All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with the established practice, the ballots will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information. *>l<* The President: I have been informed that the ballot papers have been collected in the General Assembly. The counting of the ballots in the Security Council will now begin. The tellers will now count the ballots. As agreed in our consultations, there will be two independent countings of the ballots, one by each teller.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

46. “The delegations of Argentina, the Russian Federation, the United States and my own delegation, Australia, will not be considered to serve as a teller because candidates of their nationalities have been nominated. The names of the delegations of Chad and Chile have been drawn. I request each of them to appoint one of their members to serve as teller. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Gombo (Chad) and Mr. Cabezas (Chile) acted as tellers. The President: May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of five members of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. Members of the Council should place an "X" in the boxes next to the names ofthe five candidates for whom they wish to vote.”

    2014-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7297 (2014) · source

47. “I should like to inform Council members that, in accordance with established practice, the ballot papers in the Security Council will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have also been collected. The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information. Only when five candidates have obtained the required majority of votes in the Security Council, I shall communicate the result to the President of the General Assembly, and I shall request the Council to remain in session, pending the receipt from the President of the General Assembly of the result of the voting in the Assembly. The Council will now proceed to draw lots to select two delegations to serve as tellers.”

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48. “When we proceed to the vote, members ofthe Council will receive a ballot containing the names of all the candidates. No withdrawal will be accepted once the ballot papers have been distributed. However, it will be possible to withdraw between ballots. Members of the Council will be requested to place an "X" in the box next to the names of the candidates for whom they wish to vote. Only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot are eligible for election. I should like to remind members of paragraph 10 of the Secretary-General's memorandum, which specifies that "[e]ach elector may vote for not more than five candidates on the first ballot". Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five names will be considered invalid.”

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49. “If, in the first ballot, the number of candidates obtaining an absolute majority is less than five, then pursuant to rule 61 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the Council will proceed to a second ballot on the remaining vacancies. Balloting will continue in the same manner until five candidates have obtained the required majority of votes. If, on the other hand, more than five candidates obtain the required majority, according to established practice and as set forth in paragraph 13 of the Secretary-General's memorandum, a new vote will be held on all the candidates. That rule will also apply to any subsequent ballots, if the number of candidates obtaining the absolute majority is greater than the number of vacancies remaining. The voting will be held by secret ballot.”

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50. “Jemal Agatt for election to the International Court of Justice. Since Mr. Agatt was nominated only by the national group of Mauritania, his name is not included on the ballot papers. The Security Council has before it a memorandum by the Secretary-General, contained in document S/2014/520, describing the present composition of the Court and setting out the procedure to be followed in the conduct of the election. I should like to remind the Council that, under Article 10, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, "Those candidates who obtain an absolute majority of votes both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council shall be considered as elected". The required majority in the Security Council is eight votes.”

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