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Türkiye formally nominates OSCE chief Sinirlioğlu for UN secretary-general amid stalemate
Türkiye formally nominated OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu for U.N. secretary-general after the latest Security Council straw poll again failed to produce a consensus. President Erdoğan said the former foreign minister has the experience and culture of consensus to lead the United Nations.
Türkiye formally nominated Feridun Sinirlioğlu, secretary general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and a former Turkish foreign minister, as a candidate for U.N. secretary-general on Friday, after the latest Security Council straw poll again failed to produce a consensus.
Ahmet Yıldız, Türkiye's ambassador to the United Nations, delivered President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's nomination letter to the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council. The submission includes Sinirlioğlu's résumé and a vision statement.
'Reaching a stalemate'
Türkiye's Foreign Ministry said Friday's straw poll showed there was still no consensus on a candidate and that the process was reaching a stalemate. Yıldız said Ankara respects the convention that the next secretary-general should come from Latin America and the Caribbean, but none of the region's candidates had won the required majority in color-coded votes, and the nomination was meant to make the U.N.'s task easier.
Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan has remained the front-runner after seven rounds but still drew four "discourage" votes, according to Envoy, which first reported the nomination.
What Erdoğan's letter says
In the letter, dated Oct. 30 and addressed to Greece's U.N. Ambassador Aglaia Balta, who holds the rotating Security Council presidency this month, Erdoğan said Sinirlioğlu has "the experience and culture of consensus required to lead the United Nations Organization."
Erdoğan pointed to Sinirlioğlu's more than four decades in diplomacy, his 2023 appointment by Secretary-General António Guterres to lead an independent assessment on Afghanistan under Security Council Resolution 2679, and his work at the OSCE since December 2024. He also described him as a consistent advocate for the rights of women and girls.
A tough road through the Security Council
To win, a candidate needs at least nine votes in the 15-member council and no veto from any of the five permanent members: the United States, China, France, Russia and Britain. The General Assembly then makes the appointment. Guterres' term ends Dec. 31.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz said earlier this month that countries have the sovereign right to put forward candidates, but that this did not mean Washington backed any of them, including the Turkish candidate. Greece, a non-permanent council member without veto power, and Israel are expected to raise objections, according to The Associated Press.
Sinirlioğlu, 70, joined Türkiye's Foreign Ministry in 1982 and served as ambassador to Israel from 2002 to 2007, undersecretary of the ministry, foreign minister in 2015 and U.N. ambassador from 2016 to 2023.
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