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Australian Prime Minister Explains Why He Vetoed UN Bidder
Source: Associated Press
Australian Prime Minister Explains Why He Vetoed UN Bidder
By ROD MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Aug 5, 2016, 12:08 AM ET
Australia's prime minister said Friday he vetoed a predecessor's bid for the top United Nations job because Kevin Rudd lacked the interpersonal skills and temperament to be a candidate.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had previously declined to explain his reasons for rejecting Rudd's bid to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon beyond saying that Turnbull's former political opponent was not "well suited for that role."
But Turnbull confirmed the reasons Rudd gave The Australian newspaper in an interview published on Friday.
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Rudd also said Turnbull had initially supported his bid as Rudd spent two years unofficially lobbying governments around the world to support his campaign.
Turnbull said he was aware that some of Rudd's former center-left Labor Party government colleagues had described their former prime minister as a "control freak" and a "narcissistic psychopath." But Turnbull declined to say whether he agreed with those descriptions.
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By ROD MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Aug 5, 2016, 12:08 AM ET
Australia's prime minister said Friday he vetoed a predecessor's bid for the top United Nations job because Kevin Rudd lacked the interpersonal skills and temperament to be a candidate.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had previously declined to explain his reasons for rejecting Rudd's bid to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon beyond saying that Turnbull's former political opponent was not "well suited for that role."
But Turnbull confirmed the reasons Rudd gave The Australian newspaper in an interview published on Friday.
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Rudd also said Turnbull had initially supported his bid as Rudd spent two years unofficially lobbying governments around the world to support his campaign.
Turnbull said he was aware that some of Rudd's former center-left Labor Party government colleagues had described their former prime minister as a "control freak" and a "narcissistic psychopath." But Turnbull declined to say whether he agreed with those descriptions.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australian-prime-minister-explains-vetoed-bidder-41134132