联合国安全理事会周三举行了第五次非约束性意向投票，秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯的继任者遴选工作已进入下一阶段。
The UN Security Council held a fifth non-binding straw poll Wednesday as the race to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres moves into the next stage.
希腊常驻联合国代表阿格莱亚·巴尔塔是安全理事会10月轮值主席，她确认第五次投票已经完成。
Greek envoy to the UN Aglaia Balta, who is the term president of the Security Council for October, confirmed that the fifth round had been completed. "The fifth round of straw polls has taken place.
巴尔塔在纽约联合国总部的新闻发布会上对记者表示：“第五次意向投票已经结束。每位候选人都会通过其提名国常驻代表获知投票结果。大会主席也将被告知意向投票已举行。”巴尔塔并未透露下一次意向投票的具体时间。
Each candidate will be informed of their results through their respective permanent representatives of nominating member states. The president of the General Assembly will also be informed that the straw poll has been conducted," Balta told reporters at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York. Balta did not provide information on when the next straw poll would be held.
根据外交渠道最初泄露的消息，哥斯达黎加外交官雷贝卡·格林斯潘是下一任联合国秘书长职位的主要竞争者。消息人士称，格林斯潘在意向投票中获得9票支持，6票反对。
Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan headed the race to become the next UN chief, according to initial information leaked from diplomatic sources. Sources said Grynspan finished the straw poll with nine votes and six against.
紧随其后的是拉斐尔·格罗西，他获得6票支持、7票反对和2票弃权。卡罗琳·罗德里格斯以5票支持、9票反对和1票弃权位列第三。
Grynspan was followed by Rafael Grossi with six in favor, seven against and two abstentions. Carolyn Rodrigues came third with five in favor, nine against and one abstention.
其他候选人中，塞内加尔前总统马基·萨勒获得5票支持、10票反对；乌干达政治家奥拉拉·奥通努获得3票支持、12票反对；厄瓜多尔外交官玛丽亚·费尔南达·埃斯皮诺萨获得3票支持、9票反对和3票弃权；而厄瓜多尔政治家伊冯·巴基则未获得任何支持票，但有14票反对和1票弃权。
Among the other candidates, former Senegalese President Macky Sall received five votes and 10 against; Ugandan politician Olara Otunnu received three in favor and 12 against; Ecuadorian diplomat Maria Fernanda Espinosa gained three votes in favor, nine against, and three abstentions; and Ecuadorian politician Ivonne Baki received no votes in favor but 14 against and one abstention.
这些秘密进行的意向投票旨在评估15个安全理事会成员国的支持情况，并可能在向大会正式推荐候选人之前缩小竞争范围。
The secret straw polls are designed to gauge support among the 15 Security Council members and potentially narrow the field before a formal recommendation is made to the General Assembly.
候选人在安全理事会中至少需要获得9票才能赢得必要支持，而五个常任理事国——美国、中国、法国、俄罗斯和英国——中的任何一国都可以通过否决权阻止候选人当选。
A candidate needs at least nine votes in the Security Council to secure the required support, while any of the five permanent members -- the US, China, France, Russia and the UK -- can block a candidate with a veto.
最终候选人必须由大会任命，而一旦安理会达成一致，这一程序通常被视为例行手续。古特雷斯的任期将于12月31日结束。
The eventual nominee must be appointed by the General Assembly, with that step generally considered a formality once the Security Council has reached agreement. Guterres' term ends Dec. 31.