Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday she would not continue her bid to be UN secretary-general after Friday's third informal Security Council straw poll. The Straits Times, datelined Santiago, said the 19 September announcement followed a poll that left her near the bottom of eight candidates.
Al Jazeera reported on 20 September 2026 that former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday, in an Instagram video, that she would not continue her bid to be UN secretary-general. The Straits Times, datelined Santiago, said she announced on 19 September that she would not continue. Those pages stop at the figures they printed. A later official tally is not on these pages.[1], [2]
Al Jazeera said the decision followed Friday's third informal Security Council straw poll. The Straits Times said that poll left her near the bottom of eight candidates. Neither page publishes the full colour-coded ballot table. Those pages stop at the figures they printed. A later official tally is not on these pages.[1], [2]
The Straits Times put the announcement on 19 September from Santiago. Al Jazeera's Saturday video line is the same stop, told a day later. The United Nations race continues with the other candidates; these pages do not name a replacement Chilean ticket. Those pages stop at the figures they printed. A later official tally is not on these pages.[2], [1]
