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| election_name = United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2016 |
| election_name = United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2016 |
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| next_year = 2017 |
| next_year = 2017 |
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| election_date = 13 June 2016 |
| election_date = 13 June 2016 |
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| image1 = [[Peter Thomson |
| image1 = [[File:Peter Thomson.jpg|100px]] |
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| nominee1 = {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]] |
| nominee1 = {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]] |
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| party1 =Independent |
| party1 =Independent (politician) |
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| popular_vote1 =94 |
| popular_vote1 =94 |
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| alliance1= |
| alliance1= |
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| image2 = |
| image2 = |
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| nominee2 = {{flagicon|CYP}} [[]] |
| nominee2 = {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Andreas Mavroyiannis]] |
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| party2 = |
| party2 = Independent (politician) |
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| popular_vote2 =90 |
| popular_vote2 =90 |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| before_election = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mogens Lykketoft]] |
| before_election = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mogens Lykketoft]] |
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| before_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| before_party = Social Democrats (Denmark) |
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| after_election = {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]] |
| after_election = {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]] |
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| after_party = Independent |
| after_party = Independent (politician) |
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| posttitle = President-elect |
| posttitle = President-elect |
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An [[Indirect election|indirect]] '''presidential election''' was held to choose the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly|President]] of the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] on |
An [[Indirect election|indirect]] '''presidential election''' was held to choose the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly|President]] of the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] on 13 June 2016<ref name="mission-un-ny">{{cite web|url=http://mission-un-ny.mfa.lt/index.php?413164689|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|language=lv|publisher=mission-un-ny.mfa.lt|access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> to replace [[Mogens Lykketoft]] and preside over the [[Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly]]. It was the rotational turn of the [[Asia-Pacific Group]] to preside over the session. [[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]] was elected with 94 votes for and 90 votes against. This was the first time since 2012 that there was no consensus candidate from the regional groupings, thus invoking a secret ballot vote. His tenure begins on 13 September 2016.<ref name="newsx">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsx.com/world/32384-nepal-elected-unga-vice-president-from-asia-pacific|title=Nepal elected UNGA vice-president from Asia-Pacific|publisher=newsx.com|access-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827183618/http://www.newsx.com/world/32384-nepal-elected-unga-vice-president-from-asia-pacific|archive-date=27 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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[[Vuk Jeremić]] is elected with 99 votes for and 85 votes against.<ref>http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.289.html:383302-Jeremic-ili-Cekulis---prebrojavanje-glasova</ref> This was the first time since 1991 that there was no consensus candidate from the regional grouping, thus invoking a secret ballot vote. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Though there is usually a consensus candidate from the rotational group which is scheduled to hold |
Though there is usually a consensus candidate from the rotational group which is scheduled to hold the post of [[president of the United Nations General Assembly]], if there is no consensus candidate then a vote is held by [[secret ballot]] amongst the entire [[United Nations General Assembly]].<ref name="afghanistan-un">{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistan-un.org/2012/06/un-general-assembly-elects-new-president-and-vice-presidents/|title=UN General Assembly Elects New President and Vice-Presidents |date=8 June 2012 |publisher=afghanistan-un.org|access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> |
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The election takes added import as it occurs in a year of the [[United Nations Secretary-General election, 2016|United Nations Secretary-General election]]. |
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===Electorate=== |
===Electorate=== |
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The [[ |
The [[Asia-Pacific Group]] is the second-largest of the [[UN regional groups]] with 53 members who are informally entitled to choose a candidate from within their group. |
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==Candidates== |
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Fiji's ran its former ambassador as a candidate. [[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]] had previously sought citizenship in Australia and New Zealand after a coup in his country but was later re-issued citizenship with a new law and took up the diplomatic posts. |
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Cyprus nominated [[Andreas Mavroyiannis]] as a candidate. He had previously served as negotiator for talks over the [[Cyprus conflict]] and was also ambassador to the UN.<ref name="concordia">{{cite web|url=https://www.concordia.net/community/ambassador-andreas-mavroyiannis/|title=Amb. Andreas Mavroyiannis – Concordia|publisher=concordia.net|access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="mfa">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/7364791349FCB566C2257BB4004279BE|title=Cyprus Candidate for President of the 71st UNGA – Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador Andreas D. Mavroyiannis|publisher=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – Cyprus|access-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190314/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/7364791349FCB566C2257BB4004279BE|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Election== |
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Thomson won narrowly over Mavroyiannis by a vote of 94 to 90 member states,<ref name="onlinetyari">{{cite web|url=https://onlinetyari.com/latest-news-articles/fijian-diplomat-peter-thompson-elected-president-i10145.html|title=Fijian Diplomat Peter Thompson elected president of U.N General Assembly|publisher=onlinetyari.com|access-date=15 August 2016|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724162634/https://onlinetyari.com/latest-news-articles/fijian-diplomat-peter-thompson-elected-president-i10145.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> with nine abstentions. |
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==References== |
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Anindirect presidential election was held to choose the President of the United Nations General Assembly on 13 June 2016[1] to replace Mogens Lykketoft and preside over the Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly. It was the rotational turn of the Asia-Pacific Group to preside over the session. Peter Thomson was elected with 94 votes for and 90 votes against. This was the first time since 2012 that there was no consensus candidate from the regional groupings, thus invoking a secret ballot vote. His tenure begins on 13 September 2016.[2]
Though there is usually a consensus candidate from the rotational group which is scheduled to hold the post of president of the United Nations General Assembly, if there is no consensus candidate then a vote is held by secret ballot amongst the entire United Nations General Assembly.[3]
The election takes added import as it occurs in a year of the United Nations Secretary-General election.
The Asia-Pacific Group is the second-largest of the UN regional groups with 53 members who are informally entitled to choose a candidate from within their group.
Fiji's ran its former ambassador as a candidate. Peter Thomson had previously sought citizenship in Australia and New Zealand after a coup in his country but was later re-issued citizenship with a new law and took up the diplomatic posts.
Cyprus nominated Andreas Mavroyiannis as a candidate. He had previously served as negotiator for talks over the Cyprus conflict and was also ambassador to the UN.[4][5]
Thomson won narrowly over Mavroyiannis by a vote of 94 to 90 member states,[6] with nine abstentions.
