Turkey nominates OSCE chief Sinirlioglu for UN's top job
Turkey nominates OSCE chief Sinirlioglu for UN's top job Turkey has nominated Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, leader of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to be the next UN secretary-general, the country's official Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday. A nomination letter dated Friday from Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been submitted to the presidents of…
Turkey has nominated Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as the next United Nations secretary-general, according to the Turkish news agency Anadolu. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a nomination letter on Friday to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and Security Council, as reported by Anadolu.
This move was prompted by a stalemate in the selection process, which concluded with an inconclusive outcome at a recent straw poll at the UN Security Council. The current UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres of Portugal, is set to step down on December 31 after completing his second five-year term. For a candidate to be elected, they must secure the necessary nine votes from the 15-member Security Council, and additionally, they must evade a veto from any of the five major powers, which are currently deeply divided.
Following a successful vote, the candidate's name will be forwarded to the UN General Assembly, comprising all member states, for final confirmation.
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