Member states of the International Criminal Court are set to begin voting to select a new prosecutor for a nine-year term after failing to find a consensus candidate.
A secret ballot will be held on Friday to pick one of four candidates remaining out of an initial field of 14 to replace lead prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who is under United States sanctions and is scheduled to leave on June 15.
Intense political jostling for the top job came amid heightened scrutiny of the prosecutor’s office. Four candidates from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy and Spain are vying to replace Bensouda.
The ICC member states have failed to reach a consensus despite several attempts in recent weeks, and will now vote on the new prosecutor at the United Nations in New York.
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