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Bulgaria Changes candidate for UN Secretary-General

he Bulgarian government on Wednesday said it was nominating Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, for the post of United Nations Secretary General, and that it was withdrawing support for candidate Irina Bokova, Reuters report.

 

Bokova, director general of U.N. cultural organization UNESCO, came sixth among nine contenders in a secret ballot at the U.N. Security Council on Monday. The ballot showed former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is still leading the race to replace incumbent U.N chief Ban Ki-moon.

 

Sofia had warned it would reconsider its support for Bokova if she did come first or second in the last ballot.

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