Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu joins race to lead the United Nations
The name of the selected candidate will then be sent to the General Assembly for formal appointment to the position.
At 75, he is the oldest of the current candidates to replace Antonio Guterres whose mandate as secretary-general comes to an end on 31 December after two five-year terms in the post.
That first "straw poll" will be followed by an unspecified number of similar votes until one person secures the required nine votes, without a veto from any of the five permanent members -- the United States, Britain, China, France, and Russia.
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