Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers

On Friday at the United Nations, the latest straw poll regarding the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general revealed that none of the seven candidates running for the position secured the necessary backing from all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

Because all five of these key powers possess veto authority over the selection process, the unanimous lack of required support means no candidate has yet achieved the consensus needed to advance successfully.