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The Plenipotentiary Conference elects the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, the Directors of the Bureaux of the Radiocommunication Sector (BR), the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (TSB), and the Telecommunication Development Sector (BDT) and the members of the Radio Regulations Board (RRB) (see Nos 55 and 56 and Nos 62 and 63 of the Constitution).

The Plenipotentiary Conference also elects the Member States that will constitute the next ITU Council (see No. 54 and No. 61 of the Constitution). 

Election Results

ITU Election results may be found here.

Election procedures


Time-limits and procedures

In accordance with No. 170 of the General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union, candidatures must reach the Secretary-General not later than 23:59 hours (Geneva time) the 28th day prior to the Conference, i.e. Monday, 1 October 2018. 

For detailed information on elections and election procedures, please refer to Article 2 of the Convention and Chapter III of the General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union (see also CL-17/42). 

Ethical Guidelines

Council 2018 adopted ethical guidelines regarding campaign activities for candidates. These guidelines may be found here

ITU News Candidate Interviews

ITU News will invite all candidates to submit answers to questions about their candidacies. Learn more.

Right to vote

In order to be able to exercise their sovereign rights in full at the Plenipotentiary Conference, Member States must ensure that they have maintained the right to vote in accordance with Nos 169 and 210 of the Constitution and that the delegations representing them at the Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 are duly accredited in accordance with Nos 325 and 327 to 331 of the Convention (see also the Credentials section).

Previous elections

PP-14 elections

PP-10 elections

PP-06 elections

Candidates

Secretary-General

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Mr Houlin Zhao


Deputy Secretary-General

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Mr Malcolm Johnson

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Mr Brahima Sanou


Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR)

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Mr István Bozsóki

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Mr Mario Maniewicz


Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)

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Dr Chaesub Lee


Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)

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Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin

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Mr William Ijeh

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Dr Cosmas Zavazava


Radio Regulations Board (RRB) - 12 seats

Region Vote Candidate
Region E: Asia and Australasia 154
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Mr Tariq Alamri

Region D: Africa 120
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Dr Elsayed Azzouz

Region A: The Americas 126
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Ms Chantal Beaumier

Region D: Africa 53
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Mr Ahmed Jean Boraud

Region A: The Americas 122
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Mr Fernando Borjón Figueroa

Region D: Africa 86
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Mr Simon Bugaba

Region A: The Americas 96
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Mr Oscar Martín González

Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia 115
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Ms Sahiba Hasanova

Region E: Asia and Australasia 169
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Dr Akira Hashimoto

Region B: Western Europe 165
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Mr Yvon Henri

Region E: Asia and Australasia 167
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Mr Doan Quang Hoan

Region B: Western Europe 165
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Ms Lilian Jeanty

Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia 67
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Dr Ievgen Khairov

Region D: Africa 121
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Mr Samuel Mandla Mchunu

Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia 37
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Mr Rizat Nurshabekov

Region D: Africa 130
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Mr Hassan Talib

Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia 121
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Mr Nikolay Varlamov


Council Member States - 48 seats

Region Country Vote Candidate
Region D: Africa Algeria 134 Algeria
Region A: The Americas Argentina 167 Argentina
Region E: Asia and Australasia Australia 156 Australia
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Azerbaijan 119 Azerbaijan
Region A: The Americas Bahamas 162 Bahamas
Region A: The Americas Brazil 169 Brazil
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Bulgaria 110 Bulgaria
Region D: Africa Burkina Faso 112 Burkina Faso
Region D: Africa Cameroon 92 Cameroon
Region A: The Americas Canada 158 Canada
Region E: Asia and Australasia China 167 China
Region D: Africa Côte d'Ivoire 117 Côte d'Ivoire
Region A: The Americas Cuba 165 Cuba
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Czech Republic 112 Czech Republic
Region D: Africa Egypt 128 Egypt
Region A: The Americas El Salvador 163 El Salvador
Region B: Western Europe France 152 France
Region B: Western Europe Germany 159 Germany
Region D: Africa Ghana 123 Ghana
Region B: Western Europe Greece 133 Greece
Region B: Western Europe Hungary 135 Hungary
Region E: Asia and Australasia India 165 India
Region E: Asia and Australasia Indonesia 163 Indonesia
Region E: Asia and Australasia Iran (Islamic Republic of) 146 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Region B: Western Europe Italy 168 Italy
Region E: Asia and Australasia Japan 166 Japan
Region D: Africa Kenya 140 Kenya
Region E: Asia and Australasia Korea (Rep. of) 160 Korea (Rep. of)
Region E: Asia and Australasia Kuwait 161 Kuwait
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Kyrgyzstan 95 Kyrgyzstan
Region B: Western Europe Lithuania 113 Lithuania
Region D: Africa Mali 109 Mali
Region D: Africa Mauritania 33 Mauritania
Region A: The Americas Mexico 168 Mexico
Region D: Africa Morocco 133 Morocco
Region D: Africa Nigeria 114 Nigeria
Region E: Asia and Australasia Pakistan 155 Pakistan
Region A: The Americas Paraguay 164 Paraguay
Region E: Asia and Australasia Philippines 161 Philippines
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Poland 125 Poland
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Romania 137 Romania
Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Russian Federation 136 Russian Federation
Region D: Africa Rwanda 131 Rwanda
Region E: Asia and Australasia Saudi Arabia 154 Saudi Arabia
Region D: Africa Senegal 116 Senegal
Region D: Africa South Africa 126 South Africa
Region B: Western Europe Spain 168 Spain
Region D: Africa Sudan 58 Sudan
Region B: Western Europe Switzerland 160 Switzerland
Region D: Africa Tanzania 91 Tanzania
Region E: Asia and Australasia Thailand 164 Thailand
Region D: Africa Togo 66 Togo
Region D: Africa Tunisia 113 Tunisia
Region B: Western Europe Turkey 146 Turkey
Region D: Africa Uganda 114 Uganda
Region E: Asia and Australasia United Arab Emirates 164 United Arab Emirates
Region A: The Americas United States 162 United States

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