U.N. Votes no Confidence on Annan; Palpatine promises an end to corruption

Actually, he is. His term as Secretary General ends next year, and the Asian bloc has been waiting 15 years for their turn to hold the Secretary General's office.

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Originally Posted by t(-_-t)

Do we know who specifically might be pining for the seat now? And I am just wondering, how will that be decided?

At the basic level, the Secretary General is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council, which means that the SecGen candidate must be acceptable to the five permanent members.

Traditionally, the position rotates through regions, but has been with Africa longer than usual, since Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali, an Egyptian, only served one term, and was replaced by Annan, a Ghanan, who won a second term. This kept the seat from Asia, which means they're very keen on getting it now. And while I read a piece by Richard Holbrooke with more candidates, I can't find it now. Still, though, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai is supposed to be the frontrunner.

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