14. On the decision of the Chairman, the elections took place by secret ballot. The delegates of Oman and Peru were appointed tellers.
The results of the first ballot which were announced by the Chairman were as follows:
First Ballot
Number of States Parties voting 117
Number of States absent 36
Number of abstentions 0
Number of invalid ballot papers 4
Number of votes recorded 81
Number of votes constituting the majority required to be elected 41
States obtaining the required majority of votes:
|
Egypt |
59 |
Germany |
51 |
|
China |
57 |
Mexico |
45 |
|
Spain |
57 |
Philippines |
44 |
The Chairman declared elected to the World Heritage Committee after the first ballot the above-mentioned States Parties.
16. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the second ballot was to be limited to those States which had obtained the greatest number of votes, provided that the number of States did not exceed twice the number of seats remaining to be filled. Among the remaining candidates, Cyprus and Finland obtained the greatest number of votes. A second ballot limited to these two States was held.
17. The results of the second ballot, which were announced by the Chairman, were as follows:
Second Ballot
Number of States Parties voting 117
Number of States absent 54
Number of abstentions 0
Number of invalid ballot papers 0
Number of votes recorded 63
Number of votes constituting the majority required to be elected 32
State obtaining the required majority of votes:
Cyprus 39
The Chairman declared Cyprus elected to the World heritage Committee after the second ballot.