52. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect by secret ballot three members from the Group of African States. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Belyaev (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) and Mr. de Medeiros (Brazil) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. Number of ballot papers: 54 Invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 54 Abstentions: 1 Number of members voting: 53 Required majority: 27 Number of votes obtained: Hedi Fessi (Tunisia)....................... 46 Albert Llewelyn Olawole Metzger (Sierra Leone)............................ 36 Lovemore Green Munlo (Malawi)....... 33 Victor Ramanitra (Madagascar) . . . . . . . . . 33 Having obtained the required majority and the largest number of votes, Hedi Fessi (Tunisia) and Albert Llewelyn Olawole Metzger (Sierra Leone) were elected members of the Committee on Crime Preven­ tion and Control for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1987. ** 53. The PRESIDENT said that a second vote with a restricted ballot would be taken at the 18th meeting to choose between Lovemore Green Munlo (Malawi) and Victor Ramanitra (Madagascar). 54. He invited the Council to elect by secret ballot three members from the Group of Asian States and three members from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Belyaev (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) and Mr. de Medeiros (Brazil) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. Number of ballot papers: 54 Invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 54 Abstentions: 0 Number of members voting: 54 Required majority: 28 Number of votes obtained: Asian States: Cheng Weiqiu (China)..................... 49 Minoru Shikita (Japan).................... 48 Abdul Karim Nasution (Indonesia)...... 36 Cicero C. Campos (Philippines).......... 23 Latin American and Caribbean States: Adolfo Luis Tamini (Argentina) . . . . . . . . . 42 Jorge Arturo Montero (Costa Rica)...... 40 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the election of members to a committee focused on crime prevention and control. The categories mentioned are "Group of African States", "Group of Asian States", and "Group of Latin American and Caribbean States", which suggests a international or global context. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a formal meeting or conference.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief