UN diplomats: Portugal's Guterres tops poll for UN chief
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UNITED NATIONS- UN diplomats say Portugal's former prime minister has topped the second informal poll to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next UN secretary-general.
But unlike the first round, Antonio Guterres got two "discourage" votes, leaving the contest in play.
Two diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because Friday's vote was secret, said Serbia's former foreign minister Vuk Jeremic moved up from third to second place followed by Argentina's Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra who jumped from eighth place to third place.
