UNITED NATIONS—The Security Council held its first straw poll for the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Thursday, and a short list of three diplomats with strong political leadership and U.N. experience emerged. Antonio Guterres, former Portuguese prime minister and a past head of the U.N.’s refugee organization, was the clear leader of the pack, with 12 votes of support from the Security Council out of 15 possible votes. That result signaled that none of the veto-holding... There were no votes in opposition.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 22, 2016 00:02 UTC