The Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday that Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres should be the next secretary-general of the United Nations. East European nations, including Russia, argue that they have never had a secretary-general and it was their turn. There has also never been a woman secretary-general and more than 50 nations and many others campaigned to elect the first female U.N. chief. Diplomats said in the vote that Guterres received 13 "encourage" votes, no "discourage" votes, and two "no opinion." Churkin paid tribute to all 13 candidates who entered the race before announcing the Security Council's support for Guterres.

Source: Fox News October 05, 2016 16:04 UTC