Macky Sall

The Argentinian diplomat, whose name is Rafael Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Agency.

The former president of Senegal, Macky Sall.

And Olara Otunyo, a Ugandan former presidential candidate who has served as UN Undersecretary General for Children and Armed Conflict.

Many UN experts warn that Grossi is trying hard to be a friend of Donald Trump, along with Argentina's President Xavier Millie, who is a climate denier.

And how can you expect an insider to change the organization that has been heavily criticized? The, and the outsiders who might be there, uh, uh, we don't have many outsiders.

The, uh, Macky Sall might be, uh, considered an outsider, but he-

Mm

... of course, no one supports him.

She's no longer standing.

So the candidates we're left with to, to take over, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, former foreign minister of Ecuador, Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rebecca Grynspan or Grynspan, former second vice president of Costa Rica and head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, who apparently at the moment is the favorite, Olara Otunnu, former Uganda foreign minister, Carolyn Rodriguez-Birkett, Guyana permanent rep at the UN, and I have to be honest, the only one that I knew anything about, Macky Sall, who's the former president of Senegal.

So they are the runners and riders-

Hmm

The person we choose will not only be the face of this house of humanity, but also its custodian.

Those vying for the job include former presidents like Senegal's Macky Sall.

I will be a facilitator of dialogue and a secretary general committed to implementation, reform, and restoring trust.

And Chile's Michelle Bachelet.

And now there are eight, you can count them if you like, candidates vying to replace him.

They include the former president of Senegal, Macky Sall, the current head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, and Chile's former leader, Michelle Bachelet.

Well, another straw poll will be held later this Friday ahead of next week's UN General Assembly in New York, and we're joined now by Monocle contributor, Charlotte MacDonald Gibson.

Charlotte, hello to you.

Mm-hmm

... that people rose and stopped Macky Sall-

Mm-hmm

... from acquiring a third term or extending his term.

OK.

But everything ended up changing in 2012 when Wade lost his reelection campaign to Macky Sall.

We all know Macky Sall used to be the former president of Senegal.

We don't all know that.

Oh,

we don't? Okay,

so Macky Sall used to be the former president of Senegal.

I think, yeah, he was supposed to...