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| Australian PM Turnbull refuses to nominate Kevin Rudd for UN top job | |
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| The Australian government has refused to endorse former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd's bid to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations. | The Australian government has refused to endorse former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd's bid to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations. |
| Conservative Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he did not feel Mr Rudd was qualified, saying he would not nominate anyone for the role. Current Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon steps down at the end of the year. | Conservative Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he did not feel Mr Rudd was qualified, saying he would not nominate anyone for the role. Current Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon steps down at the end of the year. |
| So far there has been no reaction from Mr Rudd. | So far there has been no reaction from Mr Rudd. |
| "There is a fundamental threshold point and it is this: Does the government believe, do we believe, do I as prime minister believe that Mr Rudd is well suited for that role? My considered judgment is that he is not," Mr Turnbull told reporters. | "There is a fundamental threshold point and it is this: Does the government believe, do we believe, do I as prime minister believe that Mr Rudd is well suited for that role? My considered judgment is that he is not," Mr Turnbull told reporters. |
| He didn't elaborate on why Mr Rudd was not suitable. | He didn't elaborate on why Mr Rudd was not suitable. |
| UN secretary general: The other New York race | UN secretary general: The other New York race |
| Will Eastern Europe lose race to lead UN? | Will Eastern Europe lose race to lead UN? |
| A Chinese-speaking former diplomat who also served as Australia's foreign minister, Mr Rudd was a polarising figure within his government, losing the party leadership to Julia Gillard in 2010. | A Chinese-speaking former diplomat who also served as Australia's foreign minister, Mr Rudd was a polarising figure within his government, losing the party leadership to Julia Gillard in 2010. |
| He briefly returned as prime minister in 2013 before Labor lost the general election to the conservative coalition. | He briefly returned as prime minister in 2013 before Labor lost the general election to the conservative coalition. |
| He had been considered a long-shot for the position. | He had been considered a long-shot for the position. |
| Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres recently topped the UN's first informal poll of candidates, followed by Slovenia's former president Danilo Turk. | Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres recently topped the UN's first informal poll of candidates, followed by Slovenia's former president Danilo Turk. |
| Other top contenders are Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra, and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark. | Other top contenders are Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra, and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark. |