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Sinirlioğlu gets 3 favorable votes in eighth informal Security Council poll
Turkish candidate for UN secretary-general Feridun Sinirlioğlu received 3 favorable votes in the eighth informal Security Council poll, while UAE candidate Lana Nusseibeh ranked fourth with 7 votes.
On Thursday, November 5, the UN Security Council held its eighth informal poll to select the next UN secretary-general. It was the first poll to include the name of Feridun Sinirlioğlu, secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
PassBlue and The National published the results, citing diplomats. Sinirlioğlu received 3 "encouraging" votes and 8 "discouraging" votes, while 4 countries expressed no preference.
Türkiye officially nominated Sinirlioğlu, its former foreign minister and former permanent representative to the UN, on October 30.
Nusseibeh ranks fourth
UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh ranked fourth with 7 encouraging votes and 6 discouraging votes, while 2 members expressed no preference. Costa Rican candidate Rebeca Grynspan led the race with 12 encouraging votes and 3 discouraging votes.
Argentine Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, ranked second with 9 encouraging votes, followed by Guyanese candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett with 8 votes.
Positions of permanent members unknown
The poll was conducted using uncolored ballots, meaning it is impossible to determine whether the discouraging votes came from any of the five permanent members with veto power: the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France.
A candidate needs at least 9 votes without any permanent member using its veto before being appointed by the 193-member General Assembly. The term of current Secretary-General António Guterres ends on December 31.
Sinirlioğlu is scheduled to take part in an interactive dialogue with General Assembly member states on November 6 and hold an informal meeting with Security Council members on November 9.
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