Rodrigues-Birkett Takes Lead in UN Chief Race as Israel's Danon Demands Change
Rodrigues-Birkett won eight encouragement votes as the 15-member council weighed candidates who still need nine votes and no veto from the five permanent members.
- On Friday, Guyanese former foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett emerged as the leading candidate in the United Nations Security Council's second informal straw poll, receiving eight "encourage" votes.
- To gauge candidate support, the Security Council conducts confidential straw polls before recommending a successor to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose final term expires December 31, 2026.
- Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan and Argentina's Rafael Grossi each received seven "encourage" votes; Grynspan previously led last month's initial round with 10 votes.
- Candidates require nine votes and must avoid a veto from the five permanent members, a step Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon described as "a test for the future of the United Nations."
- Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia noted that a potential deadlock could prompt additional candidates to emerge, as veto-wielding nations might delay expressing preferences.
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Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett overcame Rebecca Grynspan in the second indicative vote of the Security Council to elect the next UN Secretary General.
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, a benjamine of the eight candidates for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, took the advantage on Friday after a second "indicative vote" in the Security Council, according to a diplomatic source.
The ex-mandataria reportedly lost four supports compared to the survey conducted at the end of July.
Guyana's diplomat Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett today surpassed the Costa Rican Rebecca Grynspan in the second vote of the United Nations Security Council on candidates for Secretary-General of the organization, according to diplomatic sources.
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