The unanimous endorsement of Venezuela’s candidacy to represent the region on the Security Council came at a closed-door meeting July 23 at U.N. headquarters in New York, say regional diplomats, who agreed to discuss the situation only if not quoted by name because the decision hasn’t been made public.
While Venezuela must still muster a two-thirds majority in a secret ballot of 193 member nations at the U.N. General Assembly next month, the lack so far of a rival candidate from the region means the chances of its candidacy being derailed are slim, analysts say.
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
