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| South Korean FM 'leads' UN race | South Korean FM 'leads' UN race |
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| South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has won an informal UN Security Council vote to find Secretary General Kofi Annan's successor, diplomats say. | |
| The 15 members of the Security Council voted on seven candidates in their third secret ballot on Thursday. | The 15 members of the Security Council voted on seven candidates in their third secret ballot on Thursday. |
| Mr Ban comfortably beat Shashi Tharoor, the Indian UN Undersecretary General for public information who came second. | Mr Ban comfortably beat Shashi Tharoor, the Indian UN Undersecretary General for public information who came second. |
| Mr Annan is due to step down at the end of the year after heading the organisation since 1997. | Mr Annan is due to step down at the end of the year after heading the organisation since 1997. |
| Other candidates come from Thailand, Jordan and Sri Lanka. Latvia's president and an Afghan candidate entered the contest recently. | Other candidates come from Thailand, Jordan and Sri Lanka. Latvia's president and an Afghan candidate entered the contest recently. |
| CANDIDATE LIST Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai AfghanistanBan Ki-moon South KoreaJayantha Dhanapala Sri LankaPrince Zeid al-Hussein JordanSurakiart Sathitathai ThailandShashi Tharoor IndiaPresident Vaira Vike-Freibergai Latvia Candidate profiles In the latest vote delegates indicated whether they "encouraged", or "discouraged" a candidate, or whether they had no opinion. | CANDIDATE LIST Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai AfghanistanBan Ki-moon South KoreaJayantha Dhanapala Sri LankaPrince Zeid al-Hussein JordanSurakiart Sathitathai ThailandShashi Tharoor IndiaPresident Vaira Vike-Freibergai Latvia Candidate profiles In the latest vote delegates indicated whether they "encouraged", or "discouraged" a candidate, or whether they had no opinion. |
| In Monday's vote the five permanent members of the Security Council, who have the power of veto, will vote on coloured ballot papers, indicating the likelihood of unanimity among the key players. | In Monday's vote the five permanent members of the Security Council, who have the power of veto, will vote on coloured ballot papers, indicating the likelihood of unanimity among the key players. |
| The next secretary general is likely to be from an Asian country because of a convention that the position should rotate around by region. | The next secretary general is likely to be from an Asian country because of a convention that the position should rotate around by region. |
| The Security Council will choose its preferred candidate, who must then be confirmed by a vote in the General Assembly. | The Security Council will choose its preferred candidate, who must then be confirmed by a vote in the General Assembly. |