Chile's Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief

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1. WFMZ Allentown

   Chile's Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief ↗ (opens WFMZ Allentown)

   Published Sep 19, 2026

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   Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, withdrew her candidacy for the position of United Nations secretary-general on Saturday, weeks after a straw poll showed her in second to last place among eight candidates.

2. Al Jazeera

   Michelle Bachelet exits UN chief race after low poll support ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Sep 19, 2026

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   Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ends her bid to be the first woman to lead the United Nations.

3. The Guardian

   Former president of Chile abandons UN secretary general candidacy ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Sep 20, 2026

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   Former president of Chile drops out after support collapsed in security council straw poll, leaving seven candidates in contest Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile, has withdrawn her candidacy to become the next secretary general of the ⁠UN, ending a ⁠bid ​that had struggled to gain tract…

4. Breitbart News

   Disgraced Ex-U.N. Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet Exits Secretary-General Race ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published Sep 21, 2026

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   Socialist former president of Chile and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announced on Sunday she would no longer campaign to replace Antonio Guterres as secretary-general of the United Nations.