Given the strong showing by Ban in today’s straw poll, could the Security Council find the results sufficiently indicative to move to formal voting?

Both Ambassadors Wang and Bolton have stated their preferences for a formal vote by mid-October, but Security Council President Vassilakis has suggested that a vote could take place by the end of this month.

“I believe if we vote we will have a decision by the end of the month,” he said. “For the Sri Lankan it’s not worth it to continue and the others have too many discouragements in order to go ahead. I believe that whoever is coming in now, it’s too late.”

If members decide to continue under the agreed programme, there will be a third straw poll on September 28th.

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