The U.N. General Assembly voted to push the Security Council to support a Palestinian state's U.N. membership
In an overwhelming majority vote, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution to provide new 'rights and privileges' to a Palestinian state and push the Security Council to reconsider their admission as the 194th member of the U.N. The vote does not guarantee membership.143 countries supported the resolution, nine voted against it, and 25 abstained.
25 countries abstained from voting:Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Vanuatu.The vote comes after passionate speeches.The Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour urged member states to vote in favor.
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