Results from the fourth Straw Poll for new United Nations Secretary General
The fourth Straw poll results have come out today and as usual offer interesting reading. This was the first time that the P5 could use their veto and one did so for Moldova's Natalia Gherman discouraging her. She I understand will now drop out. Topping the poll again was Portugal’s Antรณnio Guterres (12 encourage 2 discourage and 1 no view). He has been constantly top and this time one of the P5 has indicated that they support him – though I’m not sure which one. Again second was Slovakia's Miroslav Lajฤรกk (10, 4, 1) adding one encourage and losing one discourage. In third place this time by himself is Serbia's Vuk Jeremiฤ I think this is as I said before a bargaining chip which Russia may use to persuade the Western Group not to support Antonio Guterres. In forth position is Republic Macedonia’s Srgjan Kerim (8, 7,0) who has moved up gaining a couple of encourage from no view. In fifth place with no change in the voting for her is...