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  40%0.0%

  Nusseibeh Bid Collapses

  The most likely path is that Lana Nusseibeh cannot overcome reputational damage from the Sudan arms allegations and visible resistance inside the Security Council. A withdrawal or effective suspension would let the UAE avoid a formal defeat while preserving room for bargaining over the eventual nominee.

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  27%0.0%

  Council Deadlock Extends

  The veto pattern that blocked seven earlier candidates could persist, especially if Washington, London, Paris, Moscow, and Beijing each prefer different regional or political profiles. Nusseibeh’s troubled bid may worsen the impasse rather than resolve it.

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  23%0.0%

  Compromise Candidate Emerges

  A consensus alternative becomes more attractive if Nusseibeh is seen as too politically costly and the Council wants to avoid an acting-secretary-general scenario. The replacement would likely be someone with prior UN experience and fewer links to the Sudan arms controversy.

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  10%0.0%

  Nusseibeh Survives Vote

  A less likely outcome is that Nusseibeh remains viable after the UAE offers concessions on Sudan, humanitarian access, or arms-transfer transparency. This would require at least one skeptical permanent member to decide that institutional continuity outweighs the political cost of her nomination.

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