Germany will again stand for election to the United Nations Security Council for the 2035/36 term, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday - two days after Berlin's latest bid for a temporary seat on the UN's top body failed.
Merz made the announcement on the sidelines of an EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro.
At the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Germany was decisively beaten by Austria and Portugal in the first round of voting for a seat on the council for the next two years.
Germany secured only 104 votes, with a two-thirds majority of 127 votes required. Portugal received 134 votes, whilst Austria secured 131. The UN has a total of 193 member states.
Germany previously held a seat on the Security Council six times, most recently in 2019/2020. Berlin never previously failed in a bid for a seat.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has ordered a thorough analysis of the reasons for the failure.
