Informal poll shows Costa Rica's Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief
The secret, nonbinding vote gave Grynspan 10 support ballots, while diplomats said later rounds could expose veto threats from the five permanent members.
- Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan emerged as the early frontrunner to replace United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, securing the strongest support in the Security Council's first informal straw poll.
- The 15-member Security Council conducts secret, non-binding ballots to evaluate candidates, asking members whether they "encourage," "discourage," or have "no opinion" on each contender in a process expected to continue for months.
- Grynspan received 10 "encourage" votes, one "discourage" vote, and four "no opinion" votes, surpassing former Guyanese Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett with nine and U.N. nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi with seven.
- Although Thursday's result gives Grynspan momentum, the contest remains open to new candidates, and a single veto from one of the Council's five permanent members could eventually block her candidacy.
- Candidates are vying to replace Guterres when he steps down at the end of this year, facing pressure to navigate global crises and appoint the first woman to lead the United Nations.
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