Senegal: Sall's Chances At UN Secretary-General Role Weakened After First Vote
The first straw poll took place on 30 July, with further rounds expected throughout August and potentially into September and October until a single candidate secures broad support without a permanent member veto.
First female secretary-general Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Many experts also hope to see a woman secure the post of secretary-general for the first time, with three female candidates in the running."The two [previous] African secretaries-general, Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan, were able to count on broad support from other regions of the Global South precisely because they respected this rotation logic."
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