Costa Rica’s Grynspan narrowly leads informal UN chief poll, sources say
The 15-member Security Council’s third secret ballot gave Grynspan nine support votes, while eight candidates compete to replace Antonio Guterres.
- On Friday, the 15-member United Nations Security Council held its third secret straw poll, placing former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- Eight candidates are vying to succeed Guterres, who steps down this year, as Security Council members are asked on secret ballots if they "encourage," "discourage" or have "no opinion" on contenders.
- Grynspan received nine "encourage" votes and five "discourage," while Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett received eight "encourage" and six "discourage" votes, according to diplomats close to the process.
- Olara Otunnu, Rafael Grossi, and Macky Sall each received five "encourage" votes, reflecting a competitive field beyond the two frontrunners, diplomats said.
- Ultimately, the five council veto powers—the United States, China, Russia, France, and Britain—must agree on a candidate before the 193-member General Assembly formally approves the next Secretary-General.
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NEW YORK (ANP/AFP/RTR) - Rebeca Grynspan from Costa Rica is the frontrunner in the third informal vote for the new Secretary-General of the United Nations. She was also in the top three in the second informal vote. If Grynspan is elected, she will become the first woman to head the UN....
United Nations, 18 Sep (EFE).- Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan was once again the most voted among the candidates for the UN General Secretariat in the third informal Security Council poll, followed by Guyanese Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, according to EFE diplomatic sources. Grynspan, secretary general of the [...] La entrada Costa Rican Grynspan again leads the poll of candidates for the UN General Secretariat was first published in HolaNews.
Costa Rica's Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat
Rebeca Grynspan narrowly topped the third indicative poll of the UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, on Friday as it chooses the embattled organization's next leader, according to a diplomatic source.
In the third round towards the election of the next secretary general, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan was first, although still with a high level of rejection; the Argentine diplomat lost ground
Costa Rica's Grynspan narrowly leads informal UN chief poll, sources ...
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