UN Security Council Holds Fourth Secret Poll as Grynspan Leads Fragmented Race
The UN Security Council held its fourth informal straw poll on September 29 to select a successor for Secretary-General António Guterres, who leaves office on December 31. Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan remains the frontrunner, though no candidate has secured the nine affirmative votes required for a formal recommendation. The field has narrowed to seven candidates after Chile’s Michelle Bachelet withdrew, and the council is expected to move to color-coded ballots in October to clarify support from permanent members.
