Six candidates for the position of U.N. Secretary-General are taking part in a debate before the General Assembly in July 2026. (Credit: Leonardo Munoz/AFP archive photo)
As the opening of the United Nations General Assembly’s general debate approaches, the succession of António Guterres, whose term ends on Dec. 31, is emerging as one of the major political issues. Following a second straw poll, Ivonne Abdel-Baki, the Ecuadorian candidate of Lebanese origin, failed to gain traction. But at a time when no candidate seems to have secured sufficient backing, the U.N. could turn to a compromise figure, such as Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.The Security Council’s first informal vote, on July 30, had placed Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan in the lead with ten votes of support, ahead of Guyanese Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, with nine, and Argentine Rafael Grossi, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with seven. Read more From Sept. 11 to Iran, what remains of the neoconservative...
As the opening of the United Nations General Assembly’s general debate approaches, the succession of António Guterres, whose term ends on Dec. 31, is emerging as one of the major political issues. Following a second straw poll, Ivonne Abdel-Baki, the Ecuadorian candidate of Lebanese origin, failed to gain traction. But at a time when no candidate seems to have secured sufficient backing, the U.N. could turn to a compromise figure, such as Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.The Security Council’s first informal vote, on July 30, had placed Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan in the lead with ten votes of support, ahead of Guyanese Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, with nine, and Argentine Rafael Grossi, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with seven. Read more From Sept. 11 to Iran, what remains of the...
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