______ countries were elected to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as Non-permanent Members for a period of 2-year ?

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1) Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam
2) Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam
3) Belarus, Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tunisia
4) Belarus, Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cyprus

Explanation:
On June 7, 2019, Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Vietnam were elected to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as Non-permanent Members for a 2-year term beginning January 1, 2020. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) had held elections for 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council in the General Assembly hall. UNGA has 193 members. In the African and Asia Pacific category, Vietnam secured192 out of 193 votes while Niger and Tunisia got 191 votes each. In the Latin America and Caribbean category, St. Vincent and the Grenadines were elected as it had secured 185 votes. El Salvador, which was in the group, got only 6 votes. In the Eastern European States category, Estonia got 111 votes whereas Romania secured 78 votes. Georgia and Latvia secured only one vote each.

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