Latest Vote Shows No Candidate for UN Chief Has the Required Support of All Five Key Powers – WTOP News
Rebeca Grynspan led the vote with nine encouragements, but five permanent members still blocked every candidate, diplomats said.
- On Friday, the Security Council held a sixth informal straw poll using colored ballots, with all seven candidates for United Nations Secretary-General receiving at least one "discourage" vote from a permanent member.
- The new red-ballot system distinguishes votes from the five permanent members for the first time, revealing that leading contenders like Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan remain deadlocked against P5 opposition despite broad support from elected members.
- Leading candidates U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi of Argentina and Guyana's ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett each received two red "discourage" ballots, while African contenders Olara Otunnu and Macky Sall each received 10 "discourage" votes.
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Russia's Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia both signaled reservations about the current field, leaving open the possibility that new candidates may enter the race to succeed Antonio Guterres.
- Diplomats confirmed the next straw poll is scheduled for next week to break the deadlock, aiming to secure a successor before Guterres completes his second five-year term on December 31, 2026.
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Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers – WTOP News
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday showed that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, all of whom have veto power. This leaves the door open for new candidates if none of...
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Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday showed that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, all of…
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