On the afternoon of November 5, local time, the Security Council held an eighth round of intentional voting on the selection of the next UN Secretary General. There are eight candidates this time, including the new Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Freetown Hardy Senierlioglu. The voting process was presided over by Latvia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council this month, and Bahrain and Denmark were designated tellers. According to Security Council practice, the voting results will not be announced to the public.

On the afternoon of November 5, local time, the Security Council held an eighth round of intentional voting on the selection of the next UN Secretary General. There are eight candidates this time, including the new Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Freetown Hardy Senierlioglu. The voting process was presided over by Latvia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council this month, and Bahrain and Denmark were designated tellers. According to Security Council practice, the voting results will not be announced to the public.