
The Secretary-General’s chair: seven votes without an answer
The chair of the UN Secretary-General falls vacant on 31 December, and it still has no heir. The Security Council is trying the candidates on for the…
Former prime minister of Hungary, who lost the April 2026 election. In late October 2026 The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is urging him to run for UN Secretary-General as a joint candidate of the United States, Russia and China; by the same account he is interested but not ready to run unless sure of winning. He has not been officially nominated.
The chair of the UN Secretary-General falls vacant on 31 December, and it still has no heir. The Security Council is trying the candidates on for the…