United Nations to hold unprecedented physically distanced Security Council elections to respect COVID measures GlobePolitics
on the UN’s most powerful branch. Louise Blais, Canada’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, said the government welcomes the decision to go ahead on June 17 after speculation the elections could be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The UN is aiming to have about 20 country representatives enter the chamber per hour to cast their ballot on June 17. At that pace, it will take all 193 member states nearly 10 hours to complete a single round of voting. Ms. Blais said Canada also called for effective communication on the logistics of the elections so member states don’t miss their opportunity to cast their ballot.
“Whatever second-ballot strategies people have used in the past are largely useless,” Prof. Chapnick said.
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