Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: More importantly , Ban was the only one to escape a veto , while each of the five other candidates received at least one `` no '' vote from the five permanent members of the council â '' People 's Republic of China , France , Russia , the United Kingdom , and the United States .
Simplified: More importantly , Ban was the only one to escape a veto ; each of the other candidates received at least one `` no '' vote from among the five permanent members .