But It's Seen As A Formality
France's Azoulay elected UNESCO chief
France's Audrey Azoulay
Paris - MENA
UNESCO's executive board has chosen France's Audrey Azoulay as the Paris-based UN agency's new chief.
Azoulay, a former French culture minister, narrowly beat Qatar's Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari in the final 30-28 vote.
She won a run off against a third finalist Moushira Khattab from Egypt earlier Friday.
UNESCO's general assembly will have to sign off on the board's pick next month, but it's seen as a formality.
Azoulay would become the second French leader of the organization since Rene Maheu served as director-general in 1961-74.
Source: MENA
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