Portugal's former PM Guterres leads race to be next UN chief

[WorldNews]

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Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres held the lead in the race to be the next UN secretary-general after a second straw poll held Friday that saw some shifts in support, diplomats said. Guterres received 11 "encourage" votes, two "discourage" votes and two "no opinion" during the secret informal vote by the 15-member Security Council, a slightly weaker showing than in the first round last month. Serbia's former foreign minister Vuk Jeremic made a surprisingly strong showing, taking the second spot with eight "encourage" votes, four "discourage" votes and three "no opinion".

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