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15%
2 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Chile’s Michelle Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief
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Bachelet → quit → race
Santiago - Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, withdrew her candidacy for the position of United Nations secretary-general on Sept 19, weeks after a straw poll showed her in second to last place among eight candidates.
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her → withdraw → candidates
“Today I announced that I have decided not to continue with my candidacy for the position of secretary-general of the United Nations,” Bachelet, who served as Chile’s first female leader, said in a video posted on her social media accounts.
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who → announce → accounts
“Some may believe that the time was not right for a candidacy like the one I sought to represent.
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I → believe → one
I do not regret having taken on this great challenge,” she said.
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she → regret → challenge
Bachelet stressed that by running for the top UN post, she had helped spark debate “that the next secretary-general should be a woman from Latin America”.
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general → stress → America
So far in three polls as part of the informal process to pick the next UN chief, the 15-member Security Council twice placed Costa Rica’s former vice-president Rebeca Grynspan in the lead.
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Council → pick → lead
Guyanese ex-foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett placed first in the third poll.
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Birkett → place → poll
Bachelet was initially nominated last February by the administration of then president Gabriel Boric, and supported by the leftist leaders of Mexico and Brazil.
But the left-leaning 74-year-old’s candidacy lost momentum after Chile’s new leader, far-right President Jose Antonio Kast, withdrew his backing.
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leader → nominate → backing
Earlier in September at a university event, Bachelet had appeared to recognise her underdog status, joking about her slim chances of leading the global body.
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Bachelet → appear → body
No woman has led the United Nations in its 80-year history, and only one Latin American has served as secretary-general: Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru, at the helm from 1982 to 1991.
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American → lead → 1991
According to unwritten practice – one that is not always followed – the top position rotates among geographic regions.
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position → accord → regions
Bachelet’s withdrawal leaves four women and three men in the race to succeed the current UN chief, 77-year-old Antonio Guterres of Portugal, who completes his second five-year term on Dec 31.
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who → leave → Dec
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