That general election on 23 July not only a major focus of attention at the national level, for checking who will be the next tenant of La Moncloa in the next four years, but also in foreign policy, especially in the area of NATO.

As revealed’antenna 3′, the Atlantic Alliance continues the process of searching for a a substitute for relief in his duties to the current Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. Among all the candidates is the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. The television channel also indicated that NATO will wait for the final results of the elections that will take place in our country.

If the current president loses and the Popular Party led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo wins, his chances of holding office could increase. The same television also highlighted Sánchez’s favorable profile in NATO. NATO’s original intention was to publicize the Stoltenberg relief in The Vilnius (Lithuania) summit is scheduled for July 11 and 12although a lack of agreement on who will be the successor may cause delays in the announcement.

will be active October when Norway resigned as Secretary General of NATO, and from that month onward, the successor shall perform the appropriate functions. in fact, Sánchez’s name is also favored in the European Union for holding high positions in Brusselsalthough the Atlantic Alliance option may change the opinion of the president, whose calls for foreign policy aroused the interest of major international organizations.

More candidates to replace Jens Stoltenberg

However, Pedro Sánchez is not the only candidate who aspires to the post of Secretary General of NATO. Among the applicants are also other European Prime Ministers. For example, ‘20 minutes‘ reported that among the names considered was that of the president of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte.

On the other hand, ‘Antenna 3’ mentions that the Prime Minister of Denmark is a candidate (mette frederiksen) and Estonian (maja callas), as well as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Free Land of Christia And Italian socialist Federica Mogherini. Another candidate that sounds strong, and shows particular interest, is the UK’s Secretary of Defence, Ben Wallace. Proper names that also stand out in the collection are names Ursula von der Leyen, the current president of the European Commission. A choice that wasn’t all that surprising given his previous experience as Germany’s defense minister.

How the Secretary General of NATO is elected

The Secretary General of NATO is chosen after “informal diplomatic consultations between member states, presenting candidates for the position”, according to the organization itself in its articles of association. Likewise, a general consensus is required among the partners to make a final decision. the only Spaniard in holding this position are former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education along with Felipe González, and former representative of the European Union, Javier Solana, who was General Secretary between 1995 and 1999.