Former president of Chile withdraws from race to become UN secretary general
- Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile, has withdrawn her candidacy to become the next secretary general of the UN, ending a bid that had struggled to gain traction among security council members.
- Bachelet, 74, announced her decision in a video posted on Instagram on Saturday, saying: “I will now continue, with the same determination as always, my international work.
- ”The two-time Chilean president and former UN human rights chief had positioned her campaign around defending multilateralism and international law at a time when she said both were under sustained pressure.
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- Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile, has withdrawn her candidacy to become the next secretary general of the UN, ending a bid that had struggled to gain traction among security council members.
- Bachelet, 74, announced her decision in a video posted on Instagram on Saturday, saying: “I will now continue, with the same determination as always, my international work.
- ”The two-time Chilean president and former UN human rights chief had positioned her campaign around defending multilateralism and international law at a time when she said both were under sustained pressure.
Sources: Guardian