Helen Clark stays in UN race after failing to make ground in fifth ballot
Former PM says the 'shootout' will start next week when veto votes may emerge.
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Helen Clark is remaining in the race for the UN Secretary-General post despite finishing seventh equal out of nine candidates in the latest and fifth straw poll.
She gained six votes in her favour, nine discourage votes and no “no opinion” votes from the 15 members of Security Council. The next vote will be on October 5.
Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres remains in first place with 12 votes, while former Serbian foreign minister Vuk Jeremić moved up to second place with eight votes.
Miss Clark says there’s no need to pull out of the ballots at this stage as the results have been volatile, with some people remaining steady, while others moved around a lot.
She says the “shootout” will begin next week when the five permanent members (P5) of the council can veto those they didn't like.
In this vote, the P5’s votes will be in a different colour from the other 10 council members so candidates can see whether they face a veto.
The ballots will continue until a consensus is reached on a candidate to replace Ban Ki-moon, who steps down at the end of 2016 after serving two five-year terms.
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Nevil Gibson
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Helen Clark stays in UN race after failing to make ground in fifth ballot
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