OAS Vote Ends in Tie

The Organization of American States will begin the process of electing a new secretary-general from scratch again, starting with new nominations, following a fifth 17-17 tie vote Monday. A new vote is scheduled for May 2. Chile’s Interior Minister José Insulza tied with Ernesto Derbez, the former foreign minister of Mexico and a former World Bank official. Insulza had the support of most major South American countries, the Caribbean Community and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez.