"Straws in wind": Shashi Tharoor on secret UNSC straw poll triggering Veto drama for next UN chief
Commenting on the high-stakes global race to choose the next United Nations Secretary-General, Congress leader and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor, in a post on X, questioned hanging over New York is whether that sole negative vote was cast by one of the Permanent Five (P-5)--the United States, China, Russia, France, or the United Kingdom. If cast by a P-5 member, a single 'discourage' ballot functions as a lethal de facto veto.
