Germany’s Annalena Baerbock Elected as New President of UN General Assembly

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The vote, conducted by secret ballot on Russia’s instance, was largely seen as a formality—Baerbock was the sole candidate for the one-year position. Baerbock secured a strong mandate, receiving nearly twice the number required to win

Germany’s Annalena Baerbock was elected by secret ballot recently to be President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 80th session.

The President of the eightieth session of the General Assembly is to be elected from the Western European and Other States Group. Baerbock obtained 167 votes.

The President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly, Philemon Yang said that it was befitting that in the milestone 80th year of the General Assembly, leadership should fall to someone whose career has been defined by an unwavering commitment to multilateralism.

The vote, conducted by secret ballot on Russia’s instance, was largely seen as a formality—Baerbock was the sole candidate for the one-year position. Baerbock secured a strong mandate, receiving nearly twice the number required to win.

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As President, she will oversee the organisation of plenary sessions among the body’s 193 member states and serve as a symbolic figure representing the Assembly on the global stage. She will assume the role as the several wars grind on around the world. Baerbock will be the fifth woman to lead the UN’s main policymaking body.