Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers
The latest informal vote showed each contender drew at least one permanent member’s discourage ballot, leaving the race unresolved before the next round.
- On Friday, the Security Council held a sixth informal straw poll using new red ballots to distinguish vetoes from permanent members; none of the seven candidates secured support from all five veto-wielding powers.
- Rebeca Grynspan, the Costa Rican trade chief, leads with nine 'encourage' votes but received two 'discourage' marks from permanent members, and all seven candidates faced at least one veto-capable vote.
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz stated the U.N. requires "strong, energetic leadership" and refused to endorse current contenders, signaling Washington remains open to new entrants joining the race.
- Diplomats scheduled the next straw poll for next week as the selection process approaches the December 31, 2026, term conclusion for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Portugal.
- While tradition favors a Latin American candidate, Olara Otunnu of Uganda and Macky Sall of Senegal each received 10 'discourage' votes, highlighting the tension between regional rotation and finding the best leader.
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The great powers failed on Friday to reach agreement on a candidate to succeed Antonio Guterres in the UN leadership, thus opening the way for possible new candidates, AFP informs.
Rebecca Greenspan has emerged as the frontrunner to be the next UN secretary-general after a sixth unofficial vote in the Security Council. The former vice president of Costa Rica received nine “encourage” votes, five “discourage” votes and one “no opinion.” Two of the negative votes against her came from permanent members of the Security Council. This means that while she is leading in support, Greenspan still lacks the necessary consensus to b…
The great powers did not manage to agree on a candidate to succeed Antonio Guterres as head of the UN The great powers did not succeed this Friday.
The selection of the next UN Secretary-General, who will take office in January 2027, is proving difficult. The Security Council (15 countries) held its sixth preliminary vote on the 16th, but the permanent members with veto power cast dissenting votes. Guterres's resignation this year…
By the end of December, the UN Security Council must succeed Secretary-General Guterres. However, all candidates in the veto powers also failed in the sixth trial vote. By Martin Ganslmeier.
Rebecca Greenspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), took the lead in the sixth round of the UN Génect, but was unable to obtain the key votes of all permanent members of the UNSC for confirmation, reports EFE.
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