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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor, in New York

Race to be next UN secretary general could rest on US and China trade-offs

An empty general assembly hall  at UN headquarters
The successful candidate must win support from nine current members of the 15-strong security council with no veto by any of the five permanent members. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Numerous last-minute entrants in the race to become the new UN secretary general are being discussed amid concerns that the world powers may not be able to agree a successor to António Guterres from the current field of seven candidates.

Three rounds of secret ballots have so far not produced an obvious frontrunner, with probably only three candidates regarded as still having a realistic chance of gathering the required support.

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