联合国9月29日电——联合国安全理事会周二进行的一项非正式投票显示，哥斯达黎加前副总统丽贝卡·格林斯潘在争夺第10任联合国秘书长的竞逐中处于领先地位。
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunner in the contest to become the 10th UN secretary-general, sources close to the process said.
接近遴选进程的消息人士称，由15个成员组成的安理会举行的第四轮秘密投票，紧随上周各国领导人在纽约举行的联合国大会会议之后。
The fourth secret poll by the 15-member Security Council followed the gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly in New York last week.
7月和9月举行的第一轮和第三轮投票也显示格林斯潘略微领先，而8月的一轮投票则将圭亚那常驻联合国大使卡罗琳·罗德里格斯-伯基特列为榜首。
The first and third polls, held in July and September, also showed Grynspan narrowly ahead while an August poll placed Guyana's U.N. Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in the top spot.
智利前总统米歇尔·巴切莱特本月退出竞逐后，共有七名候选人竞争接替安东尼奥·古特雷斯。这位葡萄牙前总理连续担任两个五年任期后将于今年年底卸任。目前仍可能有更多候选人加入竞逐。
After former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet dropped out of the race this month, seven candidates are vying to succeed Antonio Guterres. The former Portuguese prime minister steps down at the end of this year after two five-year terms. It is still possible for more candidates to enter the race.
最终，安理会五个拥有否决权的国家——美国、中国、俄罗斯、法国和英国——需要就候选人达成一致。
Ultimately the five Security Council veto powers — the United States, China, Russia, France and Britain — need to agree on a candidate.
2016年古特雷斯获选时，安理会进行了六轮试探性投票才达成一致。
When Guterres was chosen in 2016, it took six straw polls for the Security Council to reach agreement.
联合国安理会最终将正式向拥有193个成员的联合国大会推荐一名候选人供其选举。长期以来，大会的批准都被视为橡皮图章式的程序。
The UN Security Council will eventually formally recommend a candidate to the 193-member General Assembly for election. Approval by the assembly has long been seen as a rubber stamp.