14 yes votes can still fail. Nine can be enough.

As the UN chooses its next leader, take a seat at the Security Council: turn a veto into an abstention, build three surprising coalitions and compare procedural votes. Then explore all 73 vetoed proposals in the UN Library's 1990 to 2026 record, with year and country filters, official meeting links and a complete CSV. Hypothetical voting experiment, real historical data. Research snapshot: 23 October 2026.