# No clear front-runner yet for new UN secretary general, Russian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/70037

- TASS, 2026-09-23 05:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2191393

> Russian Foreign Ministry official Kirill Logvinov said there is no clear front-runner for the next UN secretary general because the role will involve difficult, large-scale tasks. He said the new leader must restore trust in the organization, address staffing imbalances and focus on binding or consensus-based decisions from the outset.

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