[Opinion] [UN: July 31] A Vote for SecGen Nominees, So. Sudan Makes Unesco's List & Lots More
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If everything is not yet done, the first secret ballot to appoint the next Secretary-General of the United Nations draws an unfavourable trend for the two African candidates, including Macky Sall.
The rule was unspoken, but clear: the next UN chief would be a woman. And to respect geographical rotation, she would be from a Latin American country. Yet, two African candidates nevertheless decided to enter the race to succeed António Guterres: former Senegalese president Macky Sall and Ugandan politician and former UN Under-Secretary-General Olara Otunnu. Both were soundly rejected on Thursday, July 30, when the Security Council held its fir…
Macky Sall ranks 5th out of 7 candidates, with 6 "encouragement" votes, 2 "no opinion" votes — and above all 7 "discouragement" votes, the highest disapproval score of all contenders, ahead of Bachelet (5 discourage) and Otunnu (5 discourage).Article SeneNews Premium — full content reserved for subscribers. Subscribe
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