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UN Security Council candidates face vetoes in sixth Secretary-General straw poll
The United Nations Security Council's sixth informal straw poll to select a successor to António Guterres has resulted in a deadlock, as all seven current candidates faced opposition from permanent members. The voting process, which introduced colored ballots to distinguish the votes of the five permanent members (the US, China, Russia, France, and the UK) from the ten elected members, revealed significant geopolitical divisions.
Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica maintained her lead with nine encouraging votes, but her candidacy was met with two negative votes from permanent members. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana and Rafael Grossi of Argentina both received eight encouraging votes and two vetoes from permanent members each.
The lack of consensus among the permanent members, who hold veto power, has stalled the selection process. While the straw polls are non-binding, they indicate the difficulty of reaching a recommendation for the General Assembly. Diplomatic sources suggest that the current impasse may lead to the consideration of new candidates, such as Nikolay Mladenov, Lana Nusseibeh, or Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu.
Entities
Antonio Guterres · Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett · Luís Montenegro · Mike Waltz · Rafael Grossi · Rebeca Grynspan · UN Security Council · United Nations · United Nations Security Council · Vladimir Putin · Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett received eight votes in favor and six against in the recent poll. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com · www.vol.at · www.upday.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Securing a recommendation requires at least nine positive votes and no 'discourage' votes from the five permanent members. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com · www.upday.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Security Council has less than three months to select a successor to Antonio Guterres. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Grynspan received nine 'encourage', five 'discourage', and one 'no opinion' vote in the sixth secret ballot. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com · elmundo.cr · www.upday.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Rafael Grossi received a similar vote count to Rodrigues-Birkett but with one fewer permanent member supporting his bid. www.devdiscourse.com · www.vol.at · www.upday.com · www.newarab.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Two of the opposing votes against Grynspan came from the permanent members of the Security Council. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com · elmundo.cr · www.upday.com
- [DISPUTED] No clear winner emerged in the latest UN Security Council straw poll because all candidates received two or more opposing votes from the five permanent members. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com · www.vol.at · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com · +15 more
- [● 25 SOURCES] Rebeca Grynspan is the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general. www.devdiscourse.com · www.newarab.com · wtop.com · www.independent.co.uk · contextohn.com · +19 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] The US Ambassador to the UN stated that the country needs the best person and that nations have the right to present more candidates. elnuevodiario.com.do · www.vol.at · www.lateja.cr
- [● 11 SOURCES] The permanent members of the Security Council are the United States, China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom. www.nettali.com · contextohn.com · observador.cr · airevision.com.ar · www.brasilemfolhas.com.br · +5 more
- [● 29 SOURCES] Rebeca Grynspan received nine votes in favor, five against, and one abstention. contextohn.com · airevision.com.ar · www.nettali.com · observador.cr · labandadiario.com · +21 more
- [● 28 SOURCES] The sixth informal vote used colored ballots to distinguish votes from the five permanent members from the ten non-permanent members. contextohn.com · labandadiario.com · www.rd.nl · elintransigente.com · www.nettali.com · +21 more