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TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi received a major boost on Tuesday after Seychelles withdrew its candidature of Alain St Ange for the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) secretary-general post ahead of Friday’s polls.
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi received a major boost on Tuesday after Seychelles withdrew its candidature of Alain St Ange for the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) secretary-general post ahead of Friday’s polls.
The battle to replace Jordanian Talef Rifai now pits Mzembi against four other candidates — Márcio Favilla (Brazil),
Jaime Alberto Cabal Sanclemente (Colombia), Zurab Pololikashvili (Georgia) and Young-shim Dho (South Korea) for the right to lead the organisation from 2018 to 2021.
St Ange has been under pressure to withdraw his candidature after Seychelles went against the African Union (AU) resolution to field a single candidate to enhance chances of landing the post. Seychelles had supported Mzembi’s candidature at the Sadc and AU level and St Ange’s entry into the race, six months after the continental bloc had endorsed the Tourism minister, had irked other African countries.
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