Rebeca Grynspan Tops UN Straw Poll With 10 Votes as Women Lead 3 of Top 4 Spots
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Updated · The Christian Science Monitor · Aug 18
Rebeca Grynspan Tops UN Straw Poll With 10 Votes as Women Lead 3 of Top 4 Spots
3 articles · Updated · The Christian Science Monitor · Aug 18
Summary
Rebeca Grynspan led the first informal U.N. Security Council straw poll with 10 “encourage” votes, the strongest early signal in the race to replace António Guterres.
Three of the top four places went to women: Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett drew 9 encourage votes, while all four declared female candidates are from Latin America.
Rafael Grossi placed third with 7 encourage votes but also drew 2 “discourage” and 6 “no opinion” responses, a mixed showing that observers said could hurt his chances.
The 15-member Security Council chooses which candidate to send to the 193-member General Assembly, with the five permanent veto powers likely to decide the outcome.
Another straw poll is set for Aug. 21, and several council members want a decision by October—raising the prospect that the U.N., after 80 years and 9 male chiefs, could pick its first woman leader.