Member States have elected Dr Cosmas ZAVAZAVA of Zimbabwe as the next Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Third and final round of the elections: Friday, 30 September 2022, 18.30 hours (Bucharest time)
 
Cosmas Zavazava of Zimbabwe was elected Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of ITU with 101 votes. 165 Member States were present and voting and the required majority was 83. Stephen Bereaux of the Bahamas received 63 votes.

Second round of the elections: Friday, 30 September 2022, 15.00 hours (Bucharest time)
 
Member States present and voting: 181 (Required majority: 91)
Cosmas Zavazava of Zimbabwe: 81
Stephen Bereaux of the Bahamas: 59
Muhammadou M.O. Kah of Gambia: 26
Anusha Rahman Khan of Pakistan: 15

After the second round of voting, the candidatures of Muhammadou M.O. KAH of Gambia and Anusha Rahman Khan from Pakistan were withdrawn.

First round of the elections: Friday, 30 September 2022, 09.00 hours (Bucharest time)
 
Member States present and voting: 181 (Required majority: 91)
Cosmas Zavazava of Zimbabwe: 59
Stephen Bereaux of the Bahamas: 47
Muhammadou M.O. Kah of Gambia: 35
Anusha Rahman Khan of Pakistan: 20
Alexander Ntoko of Cameroon: 11
Jean Philémon Kissangou of the Republic of the Congo: 8

After the first round of voting, the candidatures of Jean Philémon Kissangou of the Republic of the Congo and Alexander Ntoko from Cameroon were withdrawn.