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Security Council straw poll points to Grynspan as UN chief front runner
A closed-door straw poll gave Rebeca Grynspan 10 votes, ahead of Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett with nine and Rafael Grossi with seven.
The UN Security Council began the process to choose a successor to Antonio Guterres, who is expected to complete a second five-year term on the final day of 2026 and leave the post open for a new secretary general starting January 1, 2027, according to SCMP Economy.
In the first behind-closed-doors straw poll, Rebeca Grynspan, the former vice-president of Costa Rica, emerged as an early front runner with 10 votes, while Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana received nine votes and Rafael Grossi of Argentina, head of the UN nuclear watchdog, received seven.
The selection process is considering seven candidates for Guterres' replacement, including Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador, Olara Otunnu of Uganda, and Macky Sall of Senegal, as the Security Council evaluates support for the contenders.