Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan led a new informal vote for the post of Secretary General of the UN, obtaining 12 votes for and three against, according to the portal PassBlue. The vote took place among the 15 members of the Security Council, who are evaluating candidates to replace António Guterres.
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05/11/2026
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A costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan again today became prominent in a new informal vote for the post of UN Secretary-General, obtaining 12 votes for and three against, according to the portal PassBlue.
The 15 members of the Security Council met this afternoon for the eighth informal vote of a candidate who will be recommended to the General Assembly to occupy the leadership of the United Nations in succession to António Guterres, whose term ends at the end of the year.
Behind Grynspan, former vice president of Costa Rica and head of the United Nations Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who has maintained leadership as the most voted candidate, was Argentine Rafael Grossi, who today got nine votes in favour, four against and two votes without an opinion.
Thirdly, Guyana's UN ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett received eight positive votes, five against and two without an opinion.
The candidate, from the United Arab Emirates, Lana Nusseibeh, who entered the dispute last month, received seven votes in favour, six of opposition and two without opinion.