Lithuania Abstained on Expanded Palestinian Observer Rights
The May 2024 UN roll call records Lithuania among 25 abstentions.
On May 10, 2024, Lithuania abstained on General Assembly resolution ES-10/23. The Assembly adopted the resolution with 143 votes in favour and nine against. It expanded Palestine’s participation as an observer state and recommended that the Security Council reconsider the application for full membership.
The annex sets out new rights, including submitting proposals and amendments. The roll call places Lithuania and Latvia among the abstentions, with Estonia voting in favour. This comparison establishes the three delegations’ positions on one text. Their reasons would require additional diplomatic records.
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
