U.N. still at impasse on Guatemala-Venezuela vote

[muriel_volestrangler]

Venezuela gained votes but still lagged behind Guatemala on Monday in the fourth round of secret balloting for an open Latin American seat in the U.N. Security Council for the years 2007-2008.

Guatemala, supported by the United States, received 110 votes, down from 116 in the third round, while Venezuela got 75 votes, up from 70 in the third round. Six nations abstained.

But Guatemala did not get the two-thirds majority needed for victory in the 192-nation body.
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In other regions, South Africa, Indonesia, Italy and Belgium received the necessary votes to win two-year seats in the council, beginning on January 1. They replace Tanzania, Japan, Denmark and Greece.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-10-16T180705Z_01_N16366547_RTRUKOC_0_US-UN-COUNCIL-VOTE.xml&WTmodLoc=IntNewsHome_C2_worldNews-2

[Ghost Dog]

1. Hmm. So this ain't going nowhere

very fast right now.

[Adelante]

2. I wonder what country will be the compromise

It looks like that's where this is going unless one of them steps down.

[Adelante]

3. 10th round: Guatemala 110; Venezuela 77

Election postponed until tomorrow.

[Mudoria]

4. I would imagine

a compromise will be reached if this continues much longer and another Latin American country will take the place of these two.

[Peace Patriot]

5. i don't know who else is in the running but I would like to see Bolivia be

the compromise--if that has to happen. Bolivia elected its first indigenous president this year, Evo Morales. It was such as incredible achievement that 10,000 Andes Indians came down out of the mountains for a special ceremony and investiture prior to the official inauguration. What a moment for the indigenous in South America! The symbolism would be tremendous.

It was Evo Morales who said: "The time of the people has come."