Counting the Votes

Can an evenly split OAS come out stronger?

Published April 13, 2005

For political analysts and diplomats alike, witnessing the attempts to elect the new Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) on April 11 was even more exciting than watching the final round of golf at the Masters last weekend.

The 34 member nations went through three ballots, each ending in a tie of 17 votes between the two candidates - José Miguel Insulza from Chile and...

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