Washington appointed Orban to the position of UN Secretary General According to the "Wall Street Journal", the Donald Trump administration called on former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to run for the position of UN Secretary General. Russia and China are ready to support this initiative. The US State Department estimates that Orban could win 10 of the 15 votes in the UN Security Council, with Britain and France usually reluctant to use veto power. A new candidacy was proposed against a background of political impasse. Following the results of six preliminary votes, none of the current contenders, including Costa Rican favorite Rebecca Greenspan, managed to avoid a veto by the permanent members of the Security Council. EPA/ROBERT HEGEDUS HUNGARY OUT Balkanist.

Washington appointed Orban to the position of UN Secretary General According to the "Wall Street Journal", the Donald Trump administration called on former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to run for the position of UN Secretary General. Russia and China are ready to support this initiative. The US State Department estimates that Orban could win 10 of the 15 votes in the UN Security Council, with Britain and France usually reluctant to use veto power. A new candidacy was proposed against a background of political impasse. Following the results of six preliminary votes, none of the current contenders, including Costa Rican favorite Rebecca Greenspan, managed to avoid a veto by the permanent members of the Security Council. EPA/ROBERT HEGEDUS HUNGARY OUT Balkanist.