Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan led the first UN Security Council straw poll to succeed Guterres. The informal, non-binding vote makes her early front-runner.
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Key Facts
—Straw poll date The UN Security Council held its first informal, secret straw poll on July 30, 2026.
—Grynspan’s result Rebeca Grynspan received 10 encourage votes, 1 discourage, and 4 no opinion.
—Runner-up Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana placed second with 9 encourage votes.
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