Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations
Uganda says Otunnu’s long UN record and role in creating straw polls strengthen his bid as the Security Council begins voting.
- The United Nations' first straw poll on July 30 left African candidates Macky Sall, former president of Senegal, and Olara Otunnu, Ugandan diplomat, struggling to gain traction in the race to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- Political analyst Carlos Lopes, a law professor and former executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, attributes the struggle to regional rotation norms favoring Latin America and the Caribbean this year.
- Frontrunners Rebeca Grynspan, head of UN Trade and Development, and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana's UN ambassador, led the initial ballot, securing 10 and nine "encourage" votes respectively as potential first female Secretary-General.
- Facing visa delays for New York diplomatic engagements, Otunnu remains a "dark horse" candidate struggling to offset his late entry into the race, compounded by regional rotation disadvantages.
- The 15-member Security Council will continue holding confidential, color-coded "straw polls" throughout August and potentially into September and October until one candidate secures broad support without a permanent member veto before the 193-member General Assembly confirms the appointment.
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Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations
A Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the latest entrant in a contest that includes six others who want to succeed Antonio Guterres at the end of this year.
Ugandan statesman in the race to become next secretary-general of the United Nations
A Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the latest entrant in a contest that includes six others who want to succeed Antonio Guterres at the end of this year
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