UN straw polls for new leader
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Clay Shentrup
Oct 14, 2016, 12:07:26 PM10/14/16
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Neal McBurnett
Oct 14, 2016, 1:29:45 PM10/14/16
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Since some context is needed (and because that page will change over time), here is some relevant text, and numbers of references that you can see by going to the page:
An indirect Secretary-General election will be held to choose the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations in October 2016 to replace Ban Ki-moon, whose term concludes 31 December 2016. ...
The Security Council held a total of 6 informal closed-door straw polls where members of the Council were asked to indicate whether they "encouraged", "discouraged" or had "no opinion" regarding the candidates.[40][41] The initial five straw polls took place on July 21, August 5, August 29, September 9, and September 26.[42][43] During the sixth straw poll [on 5 October], the five permanent members of the Security Council voted using color coded ballots to indicate the likelihood of a veto; as António Guterres did not receive any discouraged vote from a permanent member and achieved the necessary encouraged vote of nine members, Guterres was declared by the Security Council as the "clear favourite".[44] The next day, the Security Council formally adopted, by acclamation, the resolution recommending Guterres to be the next Secretary-General for a term of office from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021.[45]
On 13 October 2016, the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly formally appointed Guterres as the next secretary-general, for the five year term beginning on 1 January 2017.
So this is a modified form of score voting, taking into account the veto threat by some members.
The progress thru the 5 straw polls is recorded there, and is interesting to see.
Cheers,
Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 09:07:26AM -0700, Clay Shentrup wrote:
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An indirect Secretary-General election will be held to choose the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations in October 2016 to replace Ban Ki-moon, whose term concludes 31 December 2016. ...
The Security Council held a total of 6 informal closed-door straw polls where members of the Council were asked to indicate whether they "encouraged", "discouraged" or had "no opinion" regarding the candidates.[40][41] The initial five straw polls took place on July 21, August 5, August 29, September 9, and September 26.[42][43] During the sixth straw poll [on 5 October], the five permanent members of the Security Council voted using color coded ballots to indicate the likelihood of a veto; as António Guterres did not receive any discouraged vote from a permanent member and achieved the necessary encouraged vote of nine members, Guterres was declared by the Security Council as the "clear favourite".[44] The next day, the Security Council formally adopted, by acclamation, the resolution recommending Guterres to be the next Secretary-General for a term of office from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021.[45]
On 13 October 2016, the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly formally appointed Guterres as the next secretary-general, for the five year term beginning on 1 January 2017.
So this is a modified form of score voting, taking into account the veto threat by some members.
The progress thru the 5 straw polls is recorded there, and is interesting to see.
Cheers,
Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/
On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 09:07:26AM -0700, Clay Shentrup wrote:
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Warren D Smith
Oct 14, 2016, 3:05:43 PM10/14/16
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http://www.rangevoting.org/UNsecyGen.html
was about previous ones, regarded them as approval voting.
The present UN election seems boring (?).
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was about previous ones, regarded them as approval voting.
The present UN election seems boring (?).
Warren D. Smith
http://RangeVoting.org <-- add your endorsement (by clicking
"endorse" as 1st step)
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