### [2026-09-19](/feed/2026/09/19/index.md)

##### 2026 United Nations Secretary-General selection
# Chilean Michelle Bachelet announces that she is withdrawing from the race to become UN Secretary-General after losing support, and that in the latest informal poll, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan is reported in the lead. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chiles-bachelet-withdraws-race-lead-un-2026-09-20/)

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