S. Korean emerges as leading candidate to lead UN

[pvtbones]

S. Korean emerges as leading candidate to lead UN

South Korea's foreign minister was the only candidate for UN secretary general to receive the majority of votes from the UN Security Council in an informal ballot on Thursday.

Ban Ki-Moon received 13 votes in favour, one against and one that expressed no opinion.

Despite that dominating lead, the secrecy of the ballot still meant it was not known whether he got the necessary approval of all five veto-wielding members of the council.

The so-called straw poll is only meant to give the candidates a rough idea of where they stand.

However, none of the other six candidates to succeed Secretary General Kofi Annan even got the necessary nine favourable votes to make their campaigns viable.

Diplomats have said they want the race wrapped up by the end of October so the next secretary general can have time to prepare for the job.

The next straw poll is set for next Monday.

Under the UN charter, the secretary general is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.

Annan, who is from Ghana, began his first term as secretary general in January 1997. He was re-elected to a second term, which began in January 2002 and which runs out at the end of the year.
© The Canadian Press, 2006

Yay for numbers, boo for stern?

 

[Sebastian]

cue numbers

 

[15357]

WE SHALL RULE TEH WORLD!


MWAHAHAHAH! Today the UN, Tommorow the world!


But I think Mr. Ban lacks decision making skills.

 

[hari66]

I was rooting for Shashi Tharoor , but i guess he formed too much a part of the old guard.

 

[<RJMC>]

if S korea dominates the world I will get a hiunday?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

If South Korea dominates the world, I get special treatment for not being an ass to Numbers.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Bob_Marley]

Hmmm.... we shall watch this situation with great interest.

If all South Koreans are like Numbers, the world is in safe hands.