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UNITED NATIONS: Rebeca Grynspan, a former vice president of Costa Rica, took an early lead as the Security Council began the process of selecting the UN’s next secretary general on Thursday, holding a first “straw poll” to gauge the seven candidates’ support for the high-profile global statesman role.
Following the first round of voting, ambassadors of the 15 Security Council members were tight-lipped about the outcome of the secret poll.
Four women and three men are so far in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres, who will complete his second five-year term on December 31, 2026.
They are Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador, Rafael Grossi of Argentina, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, Olara Otunnu of Uganda, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, and Macky Sall of Senegal.
