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FRANCE 24 meets Bulgarian Irina Bokova, the newly elected head of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) who beat Egypt's controversial culture minister, Farouk Hosni, in a hotly disputed race.
Egypt's press has reacted furiously to the defeat of the country's culture minister, Farouk Hosni, in the election to head UNESCO. Delegates of the UN's culture and education organisation opted instead for Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova.
Bulgaria's former foreign minister Irina Bokova (photo) won the top job at the UN's cultural agency on Tuesday, beating Egyptian Farouk Hosni. The heavily disputed race was clouded by accusations of anti-Semitism against her Egyptian rival.
Voting to elect a new UNESCO president enters its fifth and final round Tuesday, after Egyptian Faruq Hosni's candidacy was clouded by accusations of anti-Semitism. His main rival is former Bulgarian FM Irina Bokova.
Voting on who will fill the top spot at UNESCO has entered a fourth round after the front-runner, Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni (pictured), again failed to win the nomination amid charges that he has a history of making anti-Semitic comments.
Farouk Hosni 
