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Senegal's Macky Sall Withdraws From Race for UN Top Job
- Former Senegalese President Macky Sall withdrew from the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general.
- Sall said he hoped to help the Security Council find a consensus candidate after an informal poll produced no clear favorite.
- Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan received the most positive votes, but permanent members opposed her.
- Sall’s withdrawal left Uganda’s Olara Otunnu as the only African candidate in the seven-person race.
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Noticias ao MinutoMacky Sall announced that he withdrew his candidacy for UN Secretary-General. No candidate obtained consensus on the first vote.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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After a first indicative vote without consensus, former Senegalese President Macky Sall announced Saturday on social media that he was withdrawing from the UN leadership race.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Following the sixth indicative vote in the Security Council, the former Senegalese President decided to withdraw his candidacy.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
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L 57%
C 29%
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