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On the United For Consensus Group that is opposing expansion in permanent members;
Uniting for Consensus (UfC) is a movement (nicknamed the Coffee Club) that developed in the 1990s in opposition to the possible expansion of the United Nations Security Council. Recently revived by Italy, it now has about 40 members aiming to counter the G4 nations' bids for permanent seats. The leaders are Italy, Pakistan, Mexico, Argentina and South Korea.[2]
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Some of the members of the Uniting For Consensus group are:
- Argentina, Colombia, Mexico - opposed to a bid for Brazil
- Italy, Netherlands, Spain - opposed to a bid for Germany (wishing for a seat for the whole European Union)
- South Korea - opposed to a bid for Japan
- Pakistan - opposed to a bid for India
- Canada - opposed in principle to expansion not achieved by consensus or near-consensus
Uniting for Consensus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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If giving various regions a 'voice' in the UNSC is the issue, then increasing rotating seats from those regions (for example 5 from South America, 5 from Asia, 5 from Africa, etc.) is a far more representative proposal, in which only one nation will not have the ability to protect its interests and thwart those of others, as would be the case with the increase in permanent membership.
Why does south Korea object Japan ?