UNITED NATIONS: After months of public campaigning, debates and open hearings, Security Council ambassadors huddle behind closed doors on Thursday to begin secret voting for a new secretary-general to lead the world body.
The 15 council members including the powerful permanent five—Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States—will each rate the 12 candidates running for the top job with a ballot marked “encourage,” “discourage” or “no opinion.”
The results of the first round of straw polls will not be announced, but they will be communicated to the governments that have put forward candidates to replace Ban Ki-moon in January.
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Source: The Manila Times
