In a departure from 70 years of secrecy, candidates for
United Nations secretary-general will this week make campaign-style pitches to
the General Assembly as it hopes to influence the private Security Council poll
that picks the winner, reports Reuters.
The search for a successor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
- a former South Korean foreign minister
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The council's veto powers, the United States, Russia,
Britain, China and France, must agree on the nominee. That effectively makes
the five veto-power countries kingmakers - or queenmakers. After changes
instituted by the General Assembly last year, the list of candidates is for the
first time public with nomination letters and candidate resumes posted online.
(www.un.org/pga/70/sg/)
In another first, the eight candidates who have so far been
nominated will hold town hall meetings with the General Assembly on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. They will each pitch their credentials and answer
questions in a two-hour session.
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