Nine votes in favour. Article 27(2) adopts a procedural decision. Article 27(3) requires the concurring votes of the permanent members. A later reading adds a path; it does not erase the letter.
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Condition
Established
Decision (of the Security Council or the General Assembly)
Subject shared by the facts below
the decision is on a procedural matter (Art. 27, para. 2)
the State casts a vote in favour (Art. 18, Art. 27)
| s |
|---|
| france |
| uk |
| us |
| m0 |
| m1 |
| m2 |
| m3 |
| m4 |
| m5 |
the State abstains (Art. 27, para. 3)
Condition
Not established
Decision (of the Security Council or the General Assembly)
Subject shared by the facts below
the decision is on a procedural matter (Art. 27, para. 2)
the State casts a vote in favour (Art. 18, Art. 27)
| s |
|---|
| france |
| uk |
| us |
| m0 |
| m1 |
| m2 |
| m3 |
| m4 |
| m5 |
the State abstains (Art. 27, para. 3)
Nine votes on a procedural matter adopt the decision. Paragraph 3 does not block it.
Condition
Not established
Decision (of the Security Council or the General Assembly)
Subject shared by the facts below
the decision is not on a procedural matter (Art. 27, para. 3)
the State casts a vote in favour (Art. 18, Art. 27)
| s |
|---|
| france |
| uk |
| us |
| m0 |
| m1 |
| m2 |
| m3 |
| m4 |
| m5 |
the State abstains (Art. 27, para. 3)
Condition
Established
Decision (of the Security Council or the General Assembly)
Subject shared by the facts below
the decision is not on a procedural matter (Art. 27, para. 3)
the State casts a vote in favour (Art. 18, Art. 27)
| s |
|---|
| france |
| uk |
| us |
| m0 |
| m1 |
| m2 |
| m3 |
| m4 |
| m5 |
the State abstains (Art. 27, para. 3)
On the letter, a permanent member's abstention is not a concurring vote. The decision is not adopted, and the missing vote blocks.
Condition
Established
Decision (of the Security Council or the General Assembly)
Subject shared by the facts below
the decision is not on a procedural matter (Art. 27, para. 3)
the State casts a vote in favour (Art. 18, Art. 27)
| s |
|---|
| france |
| uk |
| us |
| m0 |
| m1 |
| m2 |
| m3 |
| m4 |
| m5 |
the State abstains (Art. 27, para. 3)
Condition
Established
Decision (of the Security Council or the General Assembly)
Subject shared by the facts below
the decision is not on a procedural matter (Art. 27, para. 3)
the State casts a vote in favour (Art. 18, Art. 27)
| s |
|---|
| france |
| uk |
| us |
| m0 |
| m1 |
| m2 |
| m3 |
| m4 |
| m5 |
the State abstains (Art. 27, para. 3)
Practice adds a path on which the same abstention does not prevent adoption. The blocking path of the letter remains.
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“Nine votes in favour: is a procedural decision adopted, and does a permanent member's abstention block a non-procedural one?”. Arxo Lens, as of 2026-01-01. https://lens.arxo.io/a/b_4d9759faec96015b5e642c35fa06e07df99e87c53fb34114fcc7c538d90b5530. Snapshot SHA-256: 4d9759faec96015b5e642c35fa06e07df99e87c53fb34114fcc7c538d90b5530.
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title = {Nine votes in favour: is a procedural decision adopted, and does a permanent member's abstention block a non-procedural one?},
howpublished = {Arxo Lens},
url = {https://lens.arxo.io/a/b_4d9759faec96015b5e642c35fa06e07df99e87c53fb34114fcc7c538d90b5530},
note = {as of 2026-01-01; SHA-256 4d9759faec96015b5e642c35fa06e07df99e87c53fb34114fcc7c538d90b5530}
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