Costa Rica's Grynspan Tops Third Informal Poll for UN Chief: Diplomat
- On Friday, the 15-member United Nations Security Council held its third secret straw poll, placing former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- Eight candidates are vying to succeed Guterres, who steps down this year, as Security Council members are asked on secret ballots if they "encourage," "discourage" or have "no opinion" on contenders.
- Grynspan received nine "encourage" votes and five "discourage," while Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett received eight "encourage" and six "discourage" votes, according to diplomats close to the process.
- Olara Otunnu, Rafael Grossi, and Macky Sall each received five "encourage" votes, reflecting a competitive field beyond the two frontrunners, diplomats said.
- Ultimately, the five council veto powers—the United States, China, Russia, France, and Britain—must agree on a candidate before the 193-member General Assembly formally approves the next Secretary-General.
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Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan retakes lead in race to head the UN : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan moved back to the front of the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday. She drew the most support in the Security Council’s third informal straw poll. Grynspan, who leads the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), received nine “encourage” votes, five “discourage” votes […] The post Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan retakes lead in race to head the UN appeared first on …
(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lim Soo-jung = In the third preliminary vote of the UN Security Council to elect the next UN Secretary-General, female candidates stood side by side...
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elfinancierocr.comCosta Rica's economist and former vice president just passed a vote on Guyana's former foreign minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
The third secret ballot of the Security Council, consisting of 15 members, was held prior to the annual meeting of world leaders next week
Costa Rica's Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat
Grynspan -- Costa Rica's former vice president who has taken leave from her post at the UN trade and development body (UNCTAD) to campaign for secretary-general -- also came top in the first secret straw poll. Guyanese ex-foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett pulled ahead in the second reckoning of the 15-member Council. Several council members have declared their desire for the embattled UN to have its first woman leader when Secretary-Ge…
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