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October 17, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.newsweek.com/venezuela-malaysia-angola-new-zealand-win-un-council-seats-277962

Turkey Loses UN Security Council Seat in Huge Upset

(Newsweek) Benny Avni - On Wednesday, Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, hosted a posh party for diplomats at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, where many of the guests predicted an easy victory for Turkey. "It's surprising, because I was told just days ago that Turkey received letters of support from 160 countries," said one diplomat after the secret ballot ended in Turkey's failure to edge out Spain. After several rounds of voting, Turkey ended up receiving the support of only 60 General Assembly members, while Spain got 132 votes.

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