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Which of the following countries does not have the power of veto in the UN Security Council?

Under Articles 23 and 27(3) of the UN Charter, the five permanent members of the Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) can block…

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Which of the following countries does not have the power of veto in the UN Security Council?

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Under Articles 23 and 27(3) of the UN Charter, the five permanent members of the Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) can block substantive decisions by a negative vote, the veto. "Canada" is not a permanent member and so has no veto, while the UK, the USA and France do.

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