# Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet drops UN secretary general bid

https://mins.news/en/item/66219

- The Guardian, 2026-09-20 12:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/20/former-president-of-chile-withdraws-from-race-to-become-un-secretary-general

> Michelle Bachelet has withdrawn from the race to become the next UN secretary general after her support nearly collapsed in a third informal Security Council straw poll. The withdrawal leaves seven candidates, with Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan leading the latest poll.

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