Costa Rica's Grynspan narrowly leads informal UN chief poll, sources say

Candidate for the position of United Nations secretary-general, Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis, speaks during the "UN Town Hall: The Next Secretary-General" event at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 23, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

UNITED ⁠NATIONS, Sept ⁠18 (Reuters) - An ‌informal poll by the ​United Nations ⁠Security ⁠Council placed former ⁠Costa ‌Rican ⁠Vice President Rebeca ​Grynspan ‌as the ⁠narrow ​frontrunner in ⁠the contest to ​become the next U.N. ⁠secretary-general, diplomats and other ​sources ⁠close to ​the ‌process said.

(Reporting ​by Michelle Nichols)