The United Nations holds a second informal poll to help determine who will become the next UN secretary-general, according to multiple reports.
The voting is carried out informally rather than as a formal ballot, with representatives indicating preferences that will inform the wider selection process. Different outlets focus on how the poll fits into the UN’s staged approach, where successive consultations and assessments narrow the field over time.
While the reports align that this is the second informal round, they vary in emphasis on process details and the stage of consultations. Some coverage highlights the practical purpose of the poll—gauging support among member states—while other accounts stress that it is not the final decision and that additional steps follow. The second informal poll therefore functions as another checkpoint ahead of the eventual formal selection.
