Antonio Guterres, the former Portuguese Prime Minister, looks set to be confirmed as the new UN Secretary General in a formal vote by the Security Council on Thursday.
It comes after a long selection process involving six informal straw polls, winnowing down 13 candidates for the top job.
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OUT: ...the traditional rotation
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Jonathan Cristol from the World Policy Institute said despite the hope that a woman would be elected this time round, ultimately there wasn't a female candidate who fitted the bill:
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OUT: ...candidate being overlooked
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Jonathan Cristol from the World Policy Institute says Helen Clark, the former New Zealand Prime Minister, was perhaps too strong a candidate for some tastes:
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OUT: the long run
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The World Policy Institute's Jonathan Cristol says Antonio Guterres isn't seen as a threat by Russia:
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OUT: ...been much tougher
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POT: 22 seconds (...have been ideal)
The World Policy Institute's Jonathan Cristol says Antonio Guterres might not be too different from the current Secretary General:
IN: If you're looking...
OUT: ...of particular issues
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