Portugal’s Guterres leads race for U.N. chief after fifth ballot

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres leads the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General after a fifth U.N. Security Council secret ballot on Monday, diplomats said. The 15-member council cast a ballot for each of the remaining nine candidates with the choices of: encourage, discourage or no opinion. Guterres received 12 encourage, two … Continue reading Portugal’s Guterres leads race for U.N. chief after fifth ballot