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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish47•5 months agoVeto power exists in the Security Council, not in the General Assembly. Unfortunately in this case, admission requires the Security Council to recommend a member be approved before the General Assembly can hold a vote.
minus-squaremagnetospherelinkfedilink18•edit-25 months agoI phrased it that way because the security council is part of the U.N., but you’ve provided an important explanation.
Veto power exists in the Security Council, not in the General Assembly. Unfortunately in this case, admission requires the Security Council to recommend a member be approved before the General Assembly can hold a vote.
I phrased it that way because the security council is part of the U.N., but you’ve provided an important explanation.
Ah thank you for clarifying this