Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe elected to UN Security Council

<p>June 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe to the 15-member U.N. Security Council for two-year terms starting on January1, 2027.</p><p>A third round of voting was being heldto determine who would take the fifth available seat, the Philippines or Kyrgyzstan.</p><p>Germany, which had lobbied hard for a seat, came third for the two places contested by the Western European and Others Group, with 104 votes, against 134 for Portugal and 131 for Austria.</p>