All Contenders for UN Chief Receive Veto: Diplomat
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The seven candidates to succeed the UN Secretary General received the veto this Friday from at least one member of the Agency’s Security Council, which opens the door to new candidatures, a diplomatic source reported. At the end of this preliminary vote, none of the seven candidates managed to avoid negative votes on the part of Britain, France, the United States, China and Russia, veto powers in the Security Council. Four women and three men as…
On Friday, 16 October, all candidates for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations were vetoed by the permanent members of the Security Council, which was learned from diplomatic sources, and at the end of this indicative vote, none of the seven candidates managed to escape a veto by the five major Powers that have that right, paving the way for possible new candidates.
Argentina’s ‘La Nación’ reports two vetoes of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. This is what is known about the vote.
The succession of António Guterres at the head of the UN remains open after an indicative vote in the Security Council. None of the seven candidates escaped a negative opinion of a great power. ...
No aspirant is spared the rejection of at least two of the five major powers, although Rebeca Grynspan is still in the lead. The possibility of new names appearing is now open.
Grynspan beat Rodrigues-Birkett and Grossi by a vote, but the three candidates suffered two vetoes from the permanent members of the Council, which show the lack of geopolitical agreement between the United States and China
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