UN chief race enters decisive phase as new contender arrives
- As the race to elect the next UN Secretary-General enters its final phase, former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan retains a challenging lead, but a new contender is emerging, as UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh announced her candidacy this week.
- The growing excitement around the race is also fueled by the prospect of a female UN secretary-general, something that has never happened in the UN's more than 80-year history.
- As part of a complex election process, an informal straw poll of officials in the deciding United Nations Security Council last week gave Grynspan a narrow lead o
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- As the race to elect the next UN Secretary-General enters its final phase, former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan retains a challenging lead, but a new contender is emerging, as UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh announced her candidacy this week.
- The growing excitement around the race is also fueled by the prospect of a female UN secretary-general, something that has never happened in the UN's more than 80-year history.
- As part of a complex election process, an informal straw poll of officials in the deciding United Nations Security Council last week gave Grynspan a narrow lead o
Sources: Euronews