澳大利亚前总理陆克文彻底告别联合国秘书长竞选，资料图

东南网澳大利亚站7月29日综合报道 （本站记者 王慧明）总理Malcolm Turnbull(马克科姆·特恩布尔)今天中午宣布，澳洲政府将不会提名前总理陆克文（Kevin Rudd）参选下一任联合国秘书长一职。

本应于昨天的内阁会议中被讨论决定的是否提名陆克文一事，由于国会无法达成一致，其最终结果是由总理独自拍板决定。

总理Malcolm Turnbull独自做了最终的决定，资料图

“当澳洲政府在为一个国际职位做提名时，关键问题在于我们是否相信这位被提名者真的适合那个职位，”Turnbull在发布会中说，“我的判断是陆克文不适合这个职位，不是所有人都适合所有职位，这也并不是对他个人的不认可，他是前总理。” 但在被问及原因时，Turnbull拒绝回答，并说明此决定和原因已经提前在电话中告诉了陆克文。同时他还确认联邦政府将不会提名任何一人参选这一职务 。

对于此结果，反对党副领袖Tanya Plibersek表示不满，“他不应该坚持认为他能独自代表澳洲公民的想法，这恰恰显示了他的党派局限性。”

 此前，新的自由党国家党内阁对前工党总理陆克文参选一事的态度非常矛盾。在争取新政府支持的道路中，陆克文曾收到来自自由党外交部长Julie Bishop（朱莉·毕晓普）的认可，同时也受到了自由党南澳参议员Cory Bernardi（科尔·伯尔纳迪）公开的讽刺，认为他是 “小心眼”， “自大” 且“不稳定”。

目前，下一任联合国秘书长已经有12个提名候选人，其中包括呼声高涨的前新西兰女总理Helen Clark。据悉，本次竞选是联合国70年历史上首次以公开竞争方式遴选秘书长，候选人会有“面试”的机会，而整个 “面试”过程会以联合国官方语言在官网上进行直播。

Prime Minister Blocks Kevin Rudd’s UN Top Job Bid

By Rita, Southeast Net Australia, 29 July

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will not be nominating Kevin Rudd to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations. After federal cabinet failed to reach a consensus on whether Australia would endorse the former prime minister, the decision was handed over to Mr. Turnbull alone.

"When the Australian Government nominates a person for a job, particularly an international job like this, the threshold question is, 'do we believe the person, the nominee, the would-be nominee is well suited for that position?'" Said Mr. Turnbull, "My judgement is that Mr. Rudd is not. Not everyone is well suited for every role. This is no disparagement of Mr. Rudd - he is a former prime minister."

In a press conference, Mr. Turnbull rejected claims Mr. Rudd's political past factored into the decision and said he had spoken to Mr. Rudd and told him about the decision. Besides, he also said the Federal Government would not be nominating anyone for the role this time.