UN chooses four of five ICC judges, will vote again Monday

United Nations, United States —UN General Assembly and Security Council members managed Thursday to award four out of five judges International Criminal Court seats, but the fate of candidates from India and Brazil hung in the balance.

After five rounds of voting, Nawaf Salam of Lebanon won his bid, as did current leader of the court Ronny Abraham of France, his vice president Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf of Somalia and Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade of Brazil.

The 193 assembly members and 15 council members will reconvene Monday at 2000 GMT in the hopes of deciding between Indian candidate Dalveer Bhandari and British hopeful Christopher Greenwood.