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All seven candidates to lead UN receive Security Council veto in informal poll

editorial@africanews.com · Africanews

Published 17 Oct 2026, 8:46 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said Friday.

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