Post of Secretary-General

At the Plenary session of 10 November 2006 the Plenipotentiary Conference elected the Secretary-General. In accordance with the Rules of Procedures applicable to the elections, the majority consists of more than half the delegations present and voting. Invalid and blank ballots are not computed in the majority.

Press release

Third and final round of the elections: Friday, 10 November, 9.30 hours (Antalya time)

157 ballots were cast. There were two abstentions and no invalid ballots. The required majority was therefore 78.
 

Candidates for the post of Secretary-General in the third and final round		Votes
Hamadoun TOURÉ Elected! Mali	Statement * Biography Interview	95
Matthias KURTH Germany	Biography Interview	60

Second round: Thursday, 9 November, 16.50 hours (Antalya time)

157 ballots were cast. There was one abstention and no invalid ballots. The required majority was therefore 79.

Candidates for the post of Secretary-General in the second round		Votes
Hamadoun TOURÉ, Mali	Biography	72
Matthias KURTH, Germany	Biography	51
Roberto BLOIS, Brazil	Biography	24
Marc FURRER, Switzerland	Biography	9

After the second round, two candidates withdrew their candidature: Mr Roberto Blois and Mr Marc Furrer.

First round: Thursday, 9 November, 9.30 hours (Antalya time)

157 ballots were cast. There were no abstentions and one invalid ballot. The required majority was therefore 78.

Candidates for the post of Secretary-General in the first round		Votes
Hamadoun TOURÉ, Mali	Biography	53
Matthias KURTH, Germany	Biography	45
Roberto BLOIS, Brazil	Biography	29
Marc FURRER, Switzerland	Biography	14
Montasser OUAILI, Tunisia	Biography	9
Muna NIJEM, Jordan	Biography	5

After the first round, two candidates withdrew their candidature: Ms Muna Nijem and Mr Montasser Ouali.
 

Post of Deputy Secretary-General

At the afternoon's Plenary session of 10 November 2006 the Plenipotentiary Conference elected the Deputy Secretary-General of the ITU. At the beginning of the session Ghana announced it had withdrawn its candidature. In accordance with the Rules of Procedures applicable to the elections, the majority consists of more than half the delegations present and voting. Invalid and blank ballots are not computed in the majority.

Press release

155 ballots were cast. There were no abstentions and no invalid ballots. The required majority was therefore 78.

Candidates for the post of Deputy Secretary-General		Votes
Houlin ZHAO Elected! China	Statement * Biography	93
Carlos SÁNCHEZ, Spain	Biography	34
T. Ayhan BEYDOGAN, Turkey	Biography	28
John Ray KWABENA TANDOH, Ghana	Biography	candidature withdrawn

 

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