UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY · 2025-12-15
The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
A/RES/80/195 · Adopted 15 December 2025
Reaffirm Palestinians’ right to self-determination and call for an end to the occupation begun in 1967.
The resolution reaffirms the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and stresses the urgency of ending the occupation begun in 1967 as part of a just and lasting settlement. On 15 December 2025 it passed by 164 to 8, with 9 abstentions. These eight recorded positions do not disclose governments’ reasons.
Overall recorded result
- For
- 164
- Against
- 8
- Abstain
- 9
These are totals for the full recorded vote. The country table below shows only the eight countries in our puzzle dataset. An absent country is not counted as abstaining.
Selected countries at a glance
For the eight countries in our puzzle dataset:
- FOR: France, China, United Kingdom
- AGAINST: United States, Israel, Argentina
- ABSTAIN: Panama, Fiji
Eight recorded country votes
These eight countries are the selected Eight Votes challenge, not the complete UN voting roster. The vote alone does not establish a government’s motive or its position on the broader subject.
| Country | Recorded vote |
|---|---|
| Argentina | AGAINST |
| China | FOR |
| Fiji | ABSTAIN |
| France | FOR |
| Israel | AGAINST |
| Panama | ABSTAIN |
| United Kingdom | FOR |
| United States | AGAINST |
Source and context
UN recorded plenary vote ↗ (external source)
Resolution A/RES/80/195 ↗ (external source)
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