UNSC to vote again, Jeremic hopes to make it to "Final Four"

UNSC to vote again, Jeremic hopes to make it to "Final Four"

As Nikola Jovanovic from Jeremic's CIRSD think-tank explained for Tanjug, today's vote will mark the end of an important phase in the process, with the aim of forming a rank list of candidates according to the degree, number and strength of support they enjoy in the Security Council.

"Although there are no formal criteria, it is expected that only four (candidates) will go to the final part of this process. They will continue to be the subject of decision-making in the Security Council in September, above all of the most important five permanent members of the Security Council," said Jovanovic.

According to him, Jeremic's goal is to be among them in order to qualify for the final vote and became "the subject of consideration" of the world's greatest powers - China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"The chance of Serbia having its representative in the final process of electing a new secretary-general of the UN, and of them being discussed by the biggest powers represents a great opportunity for Serbia to raise its visibility and prestige in the international arena, especially bearing in mind that our country is small and does not have a large, specific weight in international relations," said Jovanovic.

He stressed that Jeremic's campaign, in addition to adding to Serbia's prestige, also fights the stereotypes about our country which continue to be present in certain parts of the world.

Other candidates eligible in today's round of voting include Antonio Guterres of Portugal, Susana Malcorra (Argentina), Helen Clark (New Zealand), Danilo Turk (Slovenia), Irina Bokova (Bulgaria), Christiana Figueres (Costa Rica), Natalia Gherman (Moldova), and Srgjan Kerim (Macedonia).

Although Jeremic has a real chance to enter the so-called "Final Four", the selection of the next head of "the world government" will not be easy, given the intertwining of big powers' political interests, and historical circumstances that are "not easy to overlook," Tanjug has reported.

When the voting ends today, a new phase will begin with the methodology changing as direct negotiations are introduced, but also, according to experts, the "bargaining" between major powers.

In a way, the candidates and their campaigns will take the back seat in favor of "other moments, estimates, and arrangements."