Venezuela, New Zealand Join UN Security Council

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/venezuela-zealand-join-security-council-26242673

Venezuela, New Zealand, Angola and Malaysia have been elected to coveted seats on the United Nations Security Council, while voting continued to determine whether Turkey or Spain would join the council.

Neither Turkey nor Spain got enough votes in the first or second ballot of Thursday's election by the U.N. General Assembly's member states for five new members of the U.N.'s most powerful body.

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Venezuela's socialist government was unopposed for the single seat allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean. Angola was the only candidate for an African seat, and Malaysia had no opposition for an Asian seat.

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"The Security Council's new membership could prove more problematic on human rights issues, with several generally rights-friendly countries leaving and others coming on board with poor voting records," Philippe Bolopion, the U.N. director of Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. "This is particularly true of Venezuela, which has consistently challenged protection efforts at the (U.N.) Human Rights Council, but also of Angola and Malaysia, which need to demonstrate a more human rights-oriented approach in New York than they did in Geneva."

[Marksman_91]

1. Amazing how many favors you can get with some oil money

[Bacchus4.0]

2. No big deal but I am looking forward to all the stupid things the Ven government will say on the SC

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3. Another thing I find amusing is...

... the fact that the Chavistas are celebrating this like some kind of major victory in honor of Hugo. Just a few days ago the UN said that Leopoldo Lopez should be released and pretty much the Ven. Government said "fuck you, you shouldn't try to get in our business," and yet they get all giddy when they become more involved in the organization. There's absolutely no consistency.

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4. Good point. I guess they just want to be the performer without realizing they are the jester n/t