UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to seek a second term
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the five permanent members of the Security Council on Sunday that he would like to stay on for a second term, according to two diplomats familiar with the matter.
Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister, is likely to officially inform the president of the UN General Assembly soon, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the decision wasn’t yet made public.
Guterres, 71, assumed office in January 2017 for a five-year term that finishes at the end of this year.
Most recent UN chiefs have served out two terms, and diplomats expected the so-called P5 – Russia, the U.S., the U.K., China and France — to support his re-election bid
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