Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has entered the competition to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, making him the seventh candidate in the race. Otunnu, a former UN under-secretary-general and a former opposition presidential candidate in Uganda, was nominated by Kampala. He is the oldest of the current contenders and previously held roles such as Uganda's UN envoy and foreign minister. Other candidates include representatives from Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Costa Rica, Guyana, and Senegal’s Macky Sall. Four of the six other candidates are women. The UN Security Council members will conduct a series of closed-door, anonymous straw polls to determine the preferred candidate, requiring at least nine votes without a veto from any of the five permanent members. The chosen candidate will then be formally appointed by the UN General Assembly and will assume office on 1 January 2027.
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