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UN holds second informal poll for next leader

HarZaviya summary · from 2 outlets

Most outlets reported that the UN's Security Council met for a second informal poll to assess candidates for the next secretary-general. The framing was largely consistent, with all excerpts emphasizing the straw poll's purpose of gauging contender popularity. One outlet briefly mentioned Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan as part of the growing field of contenders, while others did not name any specific candidate.

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  1. UN holds second informal poll for next leader

    UNITED NATIONS: The UN’s most powerful body, the Security Council, meets Friday to hold another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to lead the embattled organization. Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner after last month’s first informal vote, in which the council’s 15 members, including the five with veto power, pass judgment in secret on the candi...

  2. 24 News HD 84% identical

    UN holds second informal poll of secretary-general candidates

    The UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, met Friday for another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to succeed Antonio Guterres as the embattled organization's next secretary-general.

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