UN Security Council backs Guterres for next Secretary-General

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to become the next United Nations Secretary-General.

The UN Security Council has backed former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to become the next UN Secretary General. Source: AAP

The U-N Security Council has declared the 67-year-old the clear favourite after a secret ballot.

 

For the past few months, members of the United Nations Security Council have been holding a series of secret informal polls.