NATO Has No Consensus on New Secretary General Name – Biden Vetoes British Defense Minister Wallace and Danish PM Frederiksen – Stoltenberg Expected To Serve Another Term
NATO leadership appears to be in disarray, as the powerful western nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization seem unable to agree on a suitable name for the job of Secretary General.
Nato secretaries-general are appointed by consensus of the organization’s 31 members: there’s no election, all is dealt with in private negotiations, until a candidate emerges that can generate widespread support.
As consensus seem impossible to reach at this moment, during the Nato summit in Lithuania in July, current Secretary General, former Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg, is expected to be asked to remain in post for another year.
It would be the third time he has been asked to extend his almost 10-year term, providing a continuity for the alliance leading up to the 75th-anniversary summit next year.
