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| S Korean cements lead in UN race | S Korean cements lead in UN race |
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| South Korea's foreign minister has won the support of the Security Council's five permanent members in an informal vote on the next UN secretary general. | South Korea's foreign minister has won the support of the Security Council's five permanent members in an informal vote on the next UN secretary general. |
| Ban Ki-moon was the only one of six candidates to escape a veto in the informal ballot. | Ban Ki-moon was the only one of six candidates to escape a veto in the informal ballot. |
| The poll is non-binding but, barring a major surprise, correspondents say Mr Ban looks set to take the top role. | The poll is non-binding but, barring a major surprise, correspondents say Mr Ban looks set to take the top role. |
| The formal vote will take place on Monday. Kofi Annan's 10-year term in office ends on 31 December. | The formal vote will take place on Monday. Kofi Annan's 10-year term in office ends on 31 December. |
| The 62-year-old has won all four of the UN Security Council's informal polls but this was the first time ballots distinguished between the five veto-wielding nations and the other 10 elected members. | |
| The BBC's Chris Morris at the UN says some believe Mr Ban is too low-key and that the UN needs a higher-profile candidate to lead it through difficult times. | |
| However, the most powerful member states, particularly the US, want a world-class administrator rather than a globe-trotting diplomatic star - and in Mr Ban they may have found their man, he adds. |