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Tunisia Telegraph: No consensus on Security Council candidates
The UN Security Council failed to reach consensus on the selection of the new Secretary-General after the sixth round of voting. The Costa Rican candidate, Greenspan, led with 9 out of 15 votes, but faced opposition from two permanent members (the United States and Russia), who exercised their veto power. The Guinean candidate, Birkett, received 8 votes, with two permanent members voting against, highlighting the complexity of negotiations and the difficulty in filling the position due to conflicting interests among major powers. Sources expect that the political deadlock will continue, potentially prompting a search for new candidates capable of bridging the divisions among Security Council members if the split persists. These results confirm that the situation represents an unprecedented crisis requiring broad international consensus—an endeavor that currently appears to be challenging.
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