# Grynspan pulls ahead in race for UN chief, source says

https://mins.news/en/item/64738

- TASS, 2026-09-18 18:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2189915

> UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan received the strongest backing in the latest UN Security Council straw poll for the next UN secretary-general, with nine members supporting her, five opposing and one withholding an opinion. Guyana’s candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett came second with eight votes in favor.

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