| Voting for UNESCO Director General | |||
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Farouk Hosny | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| Irina Bokova | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| Benita Ferrero-Waldner | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Ivonne Baki | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Ina Marciulionyte | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Alexander Yakovenko | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Noureini Tidjani-Serpos | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sospeter Muhongo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed Bedjaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 58 | 58 |
The fourth round is scheduled for Monday 21 September at 6.30 p.m.
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The Nine Original Candidates

From left to right:
- Nouréini TIDJANI-SERPOS (Benin)
- Farouk HOSNY (Egypt)
- Benita FERRERO-WALDNER (Austria)
- Ina MARČIULIONYTĖ (Lithuania)
- The Chairman of UNESCO’s Executive Board, Ambassador Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yaï (Benin)
- Ivonne JUEZ de A. BAKI (Ecuador)
- Mohammed BEDJAOUI (Algeria)
- Irina Gueorguieva BOKOVA (Bulgarie)
- Alexander Vladimirovich YAKOVENKO (Russian Federation)
- Sospeter Mwijarubi MUHONGO (United Republic of Tanzania)