An initial informal straw poll by members of the UN Security Council is being used to gauge the next secretary-general, with diplomats telling Reuters that former Costa Rican vice president Rebeca Grynspan is the early frontrunner. In the poll held on Thursday, Grynspan is followed by former Guyanese foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who is reported to have placed close second. The reporting also notes that Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, who leads the International Atomic Energy Agency, is among those considered in the race, though the sources provided here focus mainly on the top two positions. The poll is described as the first informal UN Security Council test of candidates as the selection process for the next UN secretary-general gets underway. The results at this stage are preliminary and based on diplomats’ discussions rather than a formal election. Multiple outlets cite the same Reuters account, indicating a shared understanding of the early ranking emerging from the poll.