Türk in for third test vote on new UN secretary general

Ljubljana, 29 August - The third straw poll vote for the new UN secretary general is expected to be held in New York on Monday, with former Slovenian President Danilo Türk among the front-running candidates. Türk, who was the runner-up in the first vote in July, finished fourth in the second preliminary vote at the beginning of the month.

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Former Slovenian President and candidate for UN secretary general Danilo Türk.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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