5 in race for top IAEA job

VIENNA: Five candidates are in the running to take over from Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the UN atomic watchdog, diplomats close to the election process said yesterday as the deadline for nominations expired.

The deadline for nominations for the position of director general at the International Atomic Energy Agency expired at midnight on Monday.

Egyptian diplomat ElBaradei is stepping down in November after 12 years at the head of the agency.