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    "https://toolong.news/",
    "https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party",
    "https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto",
    "https://news.un.org/en/spotlight/character-sketches-trygve-lie-brian-urquhart",
    "https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text",
    "https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/the-role-of-the-secretary-general",
    "https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167323",
    "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr579mdv4m7o",
    "https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/why-is-un-warning-imminent-financial-collapse-2026-02-04/",
    "https://www.crisisgroup.org/cmt/global/prioritising-peace-what-un-should-ask-its-next-secretary-general",
    "https://unric.org/en/next-un-secretary-general-2026-candidates-process/",
    "https://1for8billion.org/candidates-and-speculation",
    "https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IWmAW2vb1nrhsI0n0U2FC?si=98fdab9ed5fd4cde",
    "https://www.reuters.com/world/who-are-candidates-running-un-secretary-general-2026-04-21/",
    "https://genevasolutions.news/global-news/race-to-lead-the-un-candidates-face-the-grill-on-peace-reform-and-great-power-tensions",
    "https://passblue.com/2026/04/21/michelle-bachelet-and-rafael-grossi-each-a-candidate-for-un-boss-kick-off-public-dialogues/",
    "https://passblue.com/2026/04/23/rebeca-grynspan-and-macky-sall-each-push-their-bids-to-lead-the-un/",
    "https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/24/united-nations-secretary-general-argentina-chile-costa-rica/",
    "https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-leadership-candidate-grynspan-vows-peacemaking-reform-2026-04-22/",
    "https://chrissmith.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2026-03-25_-_bicameral_letter_opposing_michelle_bachelet_as_unsg_w_signatures_final.pdf",
    "https://passblue.com/2026/04/20/why-macky-sall-cant-count-on-africa-in-his-bid-to-lead-the-un/"
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  "textContent": "With António Guterres' approaching the end of his second term as the UN Secretary-General, four candidates have lined up to take the reign. In this video, we're taking a look at the upcoming selection, who's running, who decides and the challenges they face.\n\n📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/\n🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party\n📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto\n\nOur mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.\n\nTLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!\n\nSources\n“The most impossible job on this earth”:\nhttps://news.un.org/en/spotlight/character-sketches-trygve-lie-brian-urquhart\n\nRole of the Secretary-General:\nhttps://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text\nhttps://www.un.org/sg/en/content/the-role-of-the-secretary-general\nhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167323\n\nUN’s funding crisis and other crises:\nhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr579mdv4m7o\nhttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/why-is-un-warning-imminent-financial-collapse-2026-02-04/\nhttps://www.crisisgroup.org/cmt/global/prioritising-peace-what-un-should-ask-its-next-secretary-general\n\nSelection process:\nhttps://unric.org/en/next-un-secretary-general-2026-candidates-process/\nhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167323\n\nCandidates’ CVs and vision statements:\nhttps://1for8billion.org/candidates-and-speculation\n\nAnalysis of candidates’ pitches and dialogues:\nhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5IWmAW2vb1nrhsI0n0U2FC?si=98fdab9ed5fd4cde\nhttps://www.reuters.com/world/who-are-candidates-running-un-secretary-general-2026-04-21/\nhttps://genevasolutions.news/global-news/race-to-lead-the-un-candidates-face-the-grill-on-peace-reform-and-great-power-tensions\nhttps://passblue.com/2026/04/21/michelle-bachelet-and-rafael-grossi-each-a-candidate-for-un-boss-kick-off-public-dialogues/\nhttps://passblue.com/2026/04/23/rebeca-grynspan-and-macky-sall-each-push-their-bids-to-lead-the-un/\nhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/24/united-nations-secretary-general-argentina-chile-costa-rica/\nhttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-leadership-candidate-grynspan-vows-peacemaking-reform-2026-04-22/\n\nUS Republicans oppose Bachelet candidacy:\nhttps://chrissmith.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2026-03-25_-_bicameral_letter_opposing_michelle_bachelet_as_unsg_w_signatures_final.pdf\n\nMacky Sall’s mixed support in Africa:\nhttps://passblue.com/2026/04/20/why-macky-sall-cant-count-on-africa-in-his-bid-to-lead-the-un/\nhttps://www.reuters.com/world/who-are-candidates-running-un-secretary-general-2026-04-21/\n\nProspect of other candidates jumping into the race:\nhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5IWmAW2vb1nrhsI0n0U2FC?si=98fdab9ed5fd4cde",
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