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Word: nonballot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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Trouble was, the secret nonballot failed to produce a winner-which, under the U.N. charter, must receive two-thirds of the votes. A second "consul tation" was called for, and a third, but although Jordan was unofficially ahead, Mali proved unsinkable. In the end, Quaison-Sackey forged a compromise: the two nations would split the two-year term, with Jordan seated first. The deal was approved "without objection," and Quaison-Sackey dismissed the Assembly until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United Nations: How to Hold Elections Without Really Voting | 1/8/1965 | See Source »

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