UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres posted today (June 3rd) and said: "Congratulations to Annalena Baerbock of Germany for being elected the President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. I thank our current President of the General Assembly, Philemon Yang from Cameroon, for his leadership and his firm commitment to the United Nations and multilateral solutions."
On local time June 2nd, the United Nations General Assembly elected Annalena Baerbock, former German Foreign Minister, as the President of the 80th session of the General Assembly. She received 167 votes in the voting of the United Nations General Assembly (the United Nations has a total of 193 member states). She will officially take office in September and succeed Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon and President of the 79th session of the General Assembly, with a term of one year.
Baerbock delivered a speech after her election, promising to defend the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and help member states seek consensus. She expressed her hope to become the "impartial mediator" of the General Assembly, dialoguing with all member states based on trust, maintaining multilateralism, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of institutional operations, promoting cooperation, and jointly addressing challenges.
However, Baerbock's election has caused some controversy. Russia, Belarus, and Serbia opposed her election, citing bias allegations against her. Russia criticized Baerbock's candidacy as an "insult" to the United Nations and accused her of being "ineffective" and "extreme partisanship". During the Ukraine war, Baerbock had taken a tough stance against Russia, and some people were concerned that she might lack neutrality if she became the President of the General Assembly.
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