rtokens: The United States on Nov. 19 vetoed his bid for re-election while the other 14 Security Council members supported him .
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tokens: His supporters said this meant he remained a candidate in case the race reached an impasse .
ltokens: Boutros-Ghali on Wednesday opened the door for other Africans to contest his job by saying he was suspending temporarily his candidacy but was not withdrawing completely from the race .