UN holds second informal poll for next leader
- On Friday, Guyanese former foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett emerged as the leading candidate in the United Nations Security Council's second informal straw poll, receiving eight "encourage" votes.
- To gauge candidate support, the Security Council conducts confidential straw polls before recommending a successor to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose final term expires December 31, 2026.
- Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan and Argentina's Rafael Grossi each received seven "encourage" votes; Grynspan previously led last month's initial round with 10 votes.
- Candidates require nine votes and must avoid a veto from the five permanent members, a step Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon described as "a test for the future of the United Nations."
- Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia noted that a potential deadlock could prompt additional candidates to emerge, as veto-wielding nations might delay expressing preferences.
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Female Candidates Rank First and Second, Yet No Absolute Dominant Lead in UN Secretary-General Second Round of Voting
Guyana's ambassador to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, received most of the votes in an informal vote held on Friday in the Security Council, which places her in the position of new favorite to take over the office of secretary general of the organization, indicated diplomats and other sources in the news with the selection process, transmit Reuters and you, quoted by Agerpres.
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After another informal vote in the UN Security Council, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett from Guyana has emerged as the new favorite to become the world organization's new Secretary-General.
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