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Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica leads the fourth informal Security Council straw poll for the next UN Secretary-General with 10 'encourage' votes, though three 'discourage' votes remain. The race lacks a clear consensus, as the five permanent members have not revealed their positions. A fifth poll is expected in October, potentially using color-coded ballots to distinguish permanent member votes.
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.
Guyana’s Ambassador Rodrigues Birkett leads the UN Security Council’s second non-binding straw poll in the race to succeed Antonio Guterres, with eight 'encourage' votes and others close behind (Grynspan and Grossi each had seven); the process remains non-binding and iterative, as the council narrows the field toward a formal recommendation for the General Assembly before Guterres’ December 31 departure.
Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan led the Security Council’s first secret straw poll for the 2026 UN secretary-general race, topping with 10 'encourage,' 1 'discourage' and 4 'no opinion' votes; Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett of Guyana came second with 9 encourage, 2 discourage and 4 no opinions, as seven candidates remain in the contest and more rounds are planned, with votes kept confidential to gauge broad support and potential veto risk.
The results of the CPAC straw poll revealed potential candidates for Donald Trump's vice presidential pick in the 2024 election, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leading the pack followed by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. The poll also indicated strong support for Trump as the preferred 2024 presidential nominee.