The
latest candidate to be the next secretary-general, European commissioner
Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria, will appear before the U.N. General Assembly
on Monday to answer questions from member states.
Georgieva, a former World Bank vice president, entered the
race after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov announced Wednesday that the
government was switching its support from UNESCO chief Irina Bokova to her.
Assembly President Peter Thomson, responding to a question,
told reporters Friday "there's no limit on whether a country can produce
one or two" candidates.
Three of the 12 initial candidates have withdrawn from the
race to succeed Ban Ki-moon, whose term ends on Dec. 31. Portugal's former
prime minister Antonio Guterres has topped all five informal polls in the
Security Council. The next poll is on Oct. 5.
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