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Macky Sall withdraws his candidacy for UN secretary-general

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Macky Sall withdraws his candidacy for UN secretary-general

Macky Sall announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post of United Nations secretary-general after receiving five votes in the Security Council’s indicative vote. The former Senegalese president explained his decision in a statement published in Marrakech, according to Senenews.

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