Denmark targets August 21 for second Security Council UN chief poll

Aug 3 - The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold another informal poll this month as it selects the next U.N. secretary-general, the council president for August said on Monday, while indicating that a decision is still some way off.

Analysis · Chile, 3 August 2026 Key Facts Result — Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the UN Security Council’s first straw poll on candidates to succeed António Guterres. Her tally — two encourage votes, six discourage and seven no-opinion, according to diplomatic sources cited by Reuters. Front-runner — Costa Rica’s

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the Security Council's first informal poll on the candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, held behind closed doors in New York on Thursday.