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EU Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva waits for her speech during the plenary session at European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, March 09, 2016 about the current situation in the EU. Photo: EPA/BGNES
EU Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva is "closely watching the race" that will determine the next United Nations Secretary-General, according to the BBC.
With eight of the eleven candidates being from Eastern Europe, which under a rotating principle is supposed to have a Secretary General taking over from Ban Ki-moon, the regional contenders "risk crowding each other out - leaving the way open for other strong candidates," Nick Thorpe argues in a report.
"I am obviously watching the race closely. A lot of people are urging me to enter. Let's see what happens," Thorpe quotes Georgieva as saying and adds she is "widely rumoured to be on the brink of announcing her candidacy".
With "insiders" arguing Georgieva is one of the most suitable people to run the UN (despite her not being a candidate at the moment), and considering Russia's demand that the candidate speak Russian, the race could be titled "into a battle of two Bulgarians," he adds.
Bulgarian nominee Irina Bokova, currently UNESCO Director General, "was an early frontrunner", but an investigation into the inner work of the UN culture body and her support for Palestinian statehood has harmed her chances.
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