(CNN) Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is set to become the next United Nations secretary-general, after the 15 Security Council members agreed to put his name forward to a formal vote. Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the UN and current Security Council president, told reporters that Guterres would face a vote in the Security Council on Thursday. A candidate is first recommended by the Security Council, and must then be approved by the 193-member General Assembly. In the latest vote, Guterres received 13 "encourage" votes, no "discourage" votes and two votes of "no opinion." "This is very good for the world, very good for the United Nations, and it is very good for Portugal."

Source: CNN October 05, 2016 16:00 UTC