to be elected) Colombia 168 abstentions 5 Western European and Other States (two to be elected) 1st round Ireland 130 Norway 114 Italy 94 In this round, Ireland was elected to the Security Council, and the second seat of the Western European and Others Group was yet to be decided upon, as neither Italy nor Norway had succeeded to secure a 2/3 majority, or 116 votes. 2nd round Norway 100 Italy 70 abstentions 2 invalid 1 This round of voting was inconclusive, as neither nation could secure the requisite 114 votes. 3rd round Norway 110 Italy 62 abstentions 1 This round saw Norway increase its lead on Italy, but ultimately failing to secure the requisite 115 votes needed for election. 4th round Norway 115 Italy 57 abstentions 1 This round saw Norway collecting the exact number of votes that was required for election: 115. End Result The first round of voting saw the election of Colombia, Ireland, and Singapore. After two inconclusive rounds, the two remaining seats were finally in the fourth round given to Mauritius and Norway, who overcame Italy and Sudan in the respective votes. See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council European Union and the United Nations References UN Document GA/9784 press release United Nations Office at Vienna Information Service 2000 elections 2000 2000 in international relations Non-partisan elections