Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, former Senegalese President Macky Sall, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, UNCTAD Conference Head Rebecca Grynspan, former Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa, and Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN Carol Rodriguez-Birquet are all contenders for the position of UN Secretary-General.
Consensus
- Russia expects the next UN Secretary-General to be more objective regarding the Ukrainian crisis than the current secretary-general, António Guterres.
- The new UN Secretary-General will be elected in July 2026 and assume office on January 1, 2027.
- Candidates for the position include Michelle Bachelet, Rafael Grossi, Rebeca Gynta, Macky Sall, María Fernanda Espinoza, and Caroline Rodríguez-Birkett.
- Vasiliy Nebenzya is the Russian permanent representative to the UN.
Points of divergence
- Russia believes the new secretary-general should address the dominance of Western officials in the UN secretariat, as a key step in correcting past mistakes made by Guterres. — vesti
- Russia demands that the new secretary-general provide a list of victims from the Bucha events, stating current responses from the UN are unsatisfactory. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russia expects new UN secretary-general to show greater objectivity — Вести
- Nebenzia: Russia awaits a more objective assessment of Ukraine from the new UN Secretary-General — Коммерсантъ
- Nebenzia: Russia will demand a list of victims from the new UN Secretary-General regarding events in Bucha — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- UN
- Russia
- Vasily Nebenzya
- Ukraine
- Moscow
- RIA Novosti
- Bucha
- World Organization
- António Guterres
- Michelle Bachelet
- Organization
- Bucha
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