The "PassBlue" account, the specialized media that covers the news of the United Nations, on Thursday, November 5, published the results of the eighth informal vote of the Security Council for the election of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, according to which Rebecca Greenspan, the candidate of Costa Rica, strengthened her position at the top of the competition with 12 votes in favor and 3 votes.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Argentina's candidate, followed with nine votes in favor, four against and two abstentions. The Guyanese candidate, Carolyn Rodríguez-Brackett, also received eight votes in favor, five against and two abstentions.
The United Arab Emirates candidate, Lana Nasiba, received seven votes in favor, six votes against and two abstentions. Feridon Sinirlioglu, the Turkish candidate who participated in this vote for the first time, received three votes in favor, eight votes against and four votes without comment.
The vote was held on Thursday with identical ballots; Therefore, it is not clear which countries voted against Greenspan. For the final selection, the candidate must receive at least 9 votes of the Security Council and not oppose any of the five permanent members with veto power, namely the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom.