None of the 7 candidates for UN Secretary General could win the support of all the permanent members of the Security Council

"Safir Arjan" reported on Friday, quoting a diplomatic source, that in the sixth round of preliminary voting for the election of the new Secretary General of the United Nations, all 7 candidates were opposed by at least one of the 5 permanent members of the Security Council, and none of them could win the support of all the veto powers.

"Ambassador Arjan" reported on Friday, quoting a diplomatic source, that in the sixth round of preliminary voting for the election of the new Secretary General of the United Nations, all 7 candidates were opposed by at least one of the 5 permanent members of the Security Council, and none of them could win the support of all the veto powers.

According to Ambassador Arjan, this result increases the possibility of introducing new candidates to succeed Antonio Guterres. The second 5-year term of Secretary-General Guterres ends on December 31, 2026.

So far, 4 women and 3 men have been nominated for this position. Michelle Bachelet from Chile, María Fernanda Espinosa from Ecuador, Rebecca Greenspan from Costa Rica, Carolyn Rodríguez Birkett from Guyana, Rafael Grossi from Argentina, Olara Ottono from Uganda and Macky Sall from Senegal are the current 7 candidates for the UN Secretary General.

American media have reported that Washington is against all 7 candidates. However, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, declined to comment on the reports, saying his country has always wanted the best candidate for the post.

In response to a question about the possibility of new candidates entering the competition, Waltz said that countries have the right to nominate more candidates if they wish.

Meanwhile, diplomats have named Nikolay Mladinov, the high representative of the US-backed Peace Council, Lana Nassibeh, the UAE's minister adviser on foreign affairs, and Ferydon Hadi Sinirlioglu, the secretary general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as possible new candidates.

Despite the opposition of 2 permanent members of the Security Council, Rebecca Greenspan remained in first place in the sixth round of voting as in the previous five rounds.

Any candidate to get this position must get the support of at least 9 countries out of 15 members of the Security Council, and none of the 5 permanent members, including the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom, should oppose his election. These 5 countries have significant differences with each other in the current international situation.

After the selection of the candidate in the Security Council, the General Assembly of the United Nations must approve his appointment.

According to the usual UN practice, the regional groups take the role of Secretary-General in rotation, and this time it is expected that someone from Latin America will be chosen.

Among the current 7 candidates, 5 are from Latin America and 2 others, Maki Sal and Olara Otuno, are nominated from Africa.