Rebeca Grynspan Leads UN Chief Reader Poll With 32% as Formal Vote Nears
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Updated · PassBlue · Aug 16
Rebeca Grynspan Leads UN Chief Reader Poll With 32% as Formal Vote Nears
1 articles · Updated · PassBlue · Aug 16
Summary
About 1,500 PassBlue readers put Rebeca Grynspan first in an informal survey on the next UN secretary-general, giving her 32% of the vote.
María Fernanda Espinosa ranked second at 23.4% and Michelle Bachelet third at 21.9%, with the other four candidates all below 13%.
PassBlue said the weeklong poll has no bearing on the official selection, which is decided through the UN Security Council and General Assembly process.
That process began with General Assembly dialogues in April; the Security Council held a first straw poll on July 30, another is scheduled for Aug. 21, and candidate Olara Otunnu is due for a General Assembly dialogue on Aug. 19.