Election Results 2022

Elected: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan and Viet Nam
Newly Elected Country Ranked by Freedom House NOT FREE: Algeria, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Viet Nam
Total Number of Countries on Council now ranked FREE: 14 (out of 47)
Total Number of Countries on Council now ranked NOT FREE or PARTLY FREE: 33 (out of 47)

Detailed Results

Asian Regional Group
Bangladesh 160 votes
Maldives 154 votes
Viet Nam 145 votes
Kyrgyzstan 126 votes
Republic of Korea 123 votes (not elected)
Afghanistan * 12 votes (not elected)
Bahrain* 1 vote (not elected)
Mongolia* 1 vote (not elected)

African Regional Group
South Africa 182 votes
Algeria 178 votes
Morocco 178 votes
Sudan 157 votes

Eastern European Regional Group
Georgia 178 votes
Romania 176 votes

Latin America and Caribbean Regional Group
Chile 144 votes
Costa Rica 134 votes
Venezuela 88 votes (not elected)

Western Europe and Other Regional Group
Belgium 169 votes
Germany 167 votes
San Marino* 1 vote (not elected)

* candidacy never confirmed