Latvia Abstained on Expanded Palestinian Observer Rights
The May 2024 General Assembly vote places Latvia among 25 abstentions.
Latvia abstained on resolution ES-10/23 on May 10, 2024. The resolution passed by 143 votes to nine. It expanded Palestine’s ability to participate in the Assembly as an observer and recommended that the Security Council reconsider its membership application.
The resolution annex describes the new participation rights while retaining the limits of observer status, including the absence of an Assembly vote. The roll call puts Latvia alongside Lithuania among the abstentions and shows Estonia voting in favour.
UN General Assembly vote on ES-10/23 · May 10, 2024
In favour143
Against9
Abstained25
Did not vote16
Each bar uses all 193 member states as its scale. UN voting record
