Merz dealt blow as Germany loses bid for Security Council seat

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2026-06-03

New York (dpa) - Germany suffered a resounding defeat in its bid for a seat on the powerful UN Security Council, losing out to Portugal and Austria in a vote on Wednesday. Germany has previously served on the Security Council six times, most recently in 2019 and 2020, and traditionally runs for a seat every eight years. According to diplomats, Berlin has never before failed in a bid for election. Germany was eliminated in the first round of votin......

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