Ultimately, however, the public campaign had little impact on the outcome, exemplified in the fact that Ban did not participate in the BBC debate. Though efforts to share one’s vision can win a candidate wide expressions of support, they can do the same for his or her opponents – and, in the election of a UN secretary-general, Security Council members can vote for as many candidates as they like.
然而最终，潘基文并未参加BBC辩论的事实证明公开竞选对结果影响不大。虽然分享目标可以为候选人赢得广泛的支持，但竞选对手也是一样&mdash;&mdash;而且在联合国秘书长的选举中，安理会成员国可以想为多少就为多少候选人投票。