UN Secretary-General race remains deadlocked after sixth vote
Grynspan leads narrowly, but all three top candidates received vetoes from permanent council members.
KEY POINTS
- Grynspan leads with nine encouraging votes
- Grossi and Rodrigues-Birkett each have eight
- All three top candidates received two vetoes from permanent members
- Colour-coded ballots revealed permanent members' opposition for the first time
- Nine votes and no P5 veto are required to win
The UN Security Council held its sixth indicative vote on Friday to choose the next Secretary-General. Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica remained the front-runner with nine encouraging votes and five discouraging votes.
Argentina's Rafael Grossi and Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett each received eight encouraging votes and six discouraging votes. All three leading candidates faced opposition from two permanent members.
“Compared to previous rounds, differences between the top three are very, very slim now.”
For the first time, council members used colour-coded ballots to distinguish votes from the five permanent members from those of the ten elected members. Previously, identical ballots had hidden which permanent powers cast negative votes.
A candidate needs at least nine votes and no veto from any of the five permanent members to be recommended to the General Assembly. Experts say the race is still open and new candidates could enter.
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