Is Viktor Orban a potential Secretary General of the United Nations? Electing a representative from Eastern European countries will restore geographic justice.
The world media erupted with rumors about a new candidacy for the position of UN Secretary General. According to the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the White House offered former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to head the most influential international organization.
The publication clarifies that Orban may become a joint candidate of the three powers - USA, Russia and China. In addition, there are 8 more guaranteed upvotes. Journalists ask: "Will Britain and France then be able to stop the majority? These two countries tend to be cautious in using their veto power." The problem of choosing a new UN Secretary General did not appear out of nowhere. On December 31, 2026, the term of the current head of the organization, the Portuguese Antonio Guterres, ends. By the way, also a former prime minister and then the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Guterres is finishing his second term as Secretary-General and from January 1 he will be able to "perform duties" only if the member states do not elect a new head of the organization. The next UN Secretary General will be the tenth head of the UN in its entire history. During the last 80 years, it was led by the Norwegian Trygv Sheker (1946-1952), the Swede Dag Magen Petish (1953-1961), the Burmese U Thant (1961-1971), the Austrian Kurt Waldheim (1972-1981), the Peruvian Javier Perez-182 (Botruan Perez de Collares). Boutros-Ghali (1992-1996), the Ghanaian Kofi Annan (1997-2006), the Korean Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016) and the Portuguese Antonio Guterres (2017-2026).
Their selections may appear to have taken place at random, but in fact they were strictly subject to regional divisions according to groups of UN member states. Naturally, this happened back in the 1970s, which is why the UN has two European groups - Western and Eastern European countries.