Rebeca Grynspan remained the frontrunner to become the next U.N. secretary-general in a fifth Security Council straw poll, but her support slipped as the latest ballot produced no clear movement toward agreement on a successor to António Guterres.
Grynspan, a former Costa Rican vice president who heads U.N. Trade and Development, received nine “encourage” votes and six “discourage” votes, according to leaked results on Wednesday compiled by 1 for 8 Billion. She received no “no opinion” votes.
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