Costa Rica's Grynspan Tops Third Informal Poll for UN Chief: Diplomat
- 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.
52 Articles
52 Articles
The Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebecca Greenspan received the most votes of the members of the Security Council in the last preliminary vote for the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Costa Rica’s Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat
THE UNITED NATIONS, United States: 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. Grynspan — Costa Rica’s former vice president who has taken leave from her post at the UN trade and development body (UNCTAD) to campaign for secretary-general — also came top in the first secret straw …
COSTA RICA diplomat Rebeca Grynspan has once again emerged as a leading candidate in the race to succeed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan retakes lead in race to head the UN : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan moved back to the front of the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday. She drew the most support in the Security Council’s third informal straw poll. Grynspan, who leads the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), received nine “encourage” votes, five “discourage” votes […] The post Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan retakes lead in race to head the UN appeared first on …
(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lim Soo-jung = In the third preliminary vote of the UN Security Council to elect the next UN Secretary-General, female candidates stood side by side...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
