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UN Race: Bachelet and Lula Agree to Hold Their Ground

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Michelle Bachelet and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agreed to maintain her candidacy for UN secretary-general and await the next informal Security Council vote.
  • Bachelet received two of 15 possible endorsements in the latest poll, placing her second from last among the candidates.
  • Brazil and Mexico decided that withdrawing would be premature despite the result and the possibility of a US veto.

Michelle Bachelet and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have agreed to keep her campaign for UN secretary-general alive and wait for the next informal vote by the Security Council.

The former Chilean president met Lula at the Planalto Palace in Brasília. Their meeting followed Bachelet’s weak showing in the latest informal poll, where she received only two of the 15 possible endorsements and ranked second from last among the candidates.

Brazilian media reported that the two leaders considered it too early to withdraw the nomination, which Brazil and Mexico are promoting. They pointed to the need for several rounds of consultations in a process that is not decided by a single vote, despite the latest result and the possibility that the United States could veto her candidacy.

The Security Council is expected to hold another non-binding poll in September, during France’s monthly presidency. That vote will help determine the next steps for Bachelet’s campaign.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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