# Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett leads UN secretary-general race, poll shows

https://mins.news/en/item/28837

- TASS, 2026-08-21 20:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2176307

> Guyana’s candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett won the strongest backing in the UN Security Council’s second unofficial straw poll, with eight members supporting her continued participation, three opposing it and four expressing no view. Rebeca Grynspan and Rafael Grossi each received seven votes in favor, while six opposed Grossi and four opposed Grynspan.

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