Türk loses ground in UN sec-gen race

New York, 30 August - Danilo Türk, Slovenia's former president, has lost ground in his bid to become the next secretary general of the United Nations (UN), having fallen to eighth place in the latest straw poll vote at the Security Council.

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Former Slovenian President and candidate for UN secretary general Danilo Türk.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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