The United Nations has elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the Security Council.
These new members will replace Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo beginning January 1, 2014.
Nigeria garnered 186 votes, Chad won 184 votes, Saudi Arabia 176, Lithuania 187 and Chile 186 in the first round of secret ballots at the General Assembly.
Chad, Saudi Arabia and Lithuania have never served on the most powerful UN body, while Nigeria and Chile have both been on the council four times previously.
The Security Council has the primary responsibility of maintenance of international peace and security.
