{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ez6mdb77hkjnt5hiox4q","title":"Rebeca Grynspan stretches lead in fourth UN straw poll as glass-ceiling race tightens","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/un-chief-race-costa-ricas-rebeca-grynspan-leads-fourth-security-council-ez6mdb77hk","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_fr5z44ubvx4oxxb4sx7q","seq":871716,"kind":"article","title":"Rebeca Grynspan stretches lead in fourth UN straw poll as glass-ceiling race tightens","url":"https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/news/406401/rebeca-grynspan-stretches-lead-in-fourth-un-straw-poll-as-glass-ceiling-race-tightens","summary":"The fourth round of voting also saw Argentina's Rafael Grossi record the biggest jump of the round, according to the results, suggesting his campaign is gaining momentum as the field narrows.","published":"2026-09-30T09:10:36Z","seen":"2026-09-30T09:42:42Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-eastleighvoice-co-ke-30f39f","name":"eastleighvoice.co.ke","domain":"eastleighvoice.co.ke"},"via":"kite-eastleighvoice-co-ke-30f39f","topics":["headlines","news","world","rebeca grynspan","secretary general","un","un secretary-general","un straw pol"],"authors":["Mwangi Maina"],"entities":[{"id":"Q5675594","name":"Rebeca Grynspan","type":"person"}],"image":"https://publish.eastleighvoice.co.ke/mugera_lock/uploads/2025/12/UNCTAD-SG.jpeg","story":"st_ez6mdb77hkjnt5hiox4q","category":"politics","category_p":0.6299999952316284,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.27000001072883606,"political":0.7799999713897705},{"id":"n_ez6mdb77hkjnt5hiox4q","seq":775004,"kind":"article","title":"UN chief race: Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan leads fourth Security Council straw poll","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/29/un-chief-race-costa-ricas-rebeca-grynspan-leads-fourth-security-council-straw-poll","summary":"The UN Security Council held a fourth secret straw poll on Tuesday in the increasingly consequential race to choose the organisation’s next Secretary General , with Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan widening her lead . “The fourth round of straw polls has taken place,” France 's UN ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, council president for September, told reporters without disclosing the outcome. Diplomats told The National that Ms Grynspan led the latest poll with 10 “encourage” votes…","published":"2026-09-29T21:12:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T22:04:19Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","name":"thenationalnews.com","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2544289","name":"The National","type":"newspaper","country":"AE","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","topics":["middle-east"],"authors":["Adla Massoud"],"entities":[{"id":"Q5675594","name":"Rebeca Grynspan","type":"person"},{"id":"Q800","name":"Costa Rica","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/HOWTX4Q3LA5YCEVV7JRU5FS7NE.jpg?auth=ffbe8e222369f1f7c713ff519e995dd28e0e56d2140a453b7a52a6cace01c707&height=2000&smart=true&width=3000","story":"st_ez6mdb77hkjnt5hiox4q","category":"politics","category_p":0.8899999856948853,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.0,"political":0.9599999785423279}]}