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UN Secretary-General race deadlocked as all 7 candidates face veto

short by Mini Tiwari / on Saturday, 17 October, 2026
In an informal poll, all seven candidates for the UN Secretary-General post received at least two votes of "discourage," effectively a veto from a permanent UN Security Council member. Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan received the most "encourage" votes from the 15 UNSC members. If a candidate gets nine votes and is not vetoed, their name will proceed to UNGA.