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IMF chief candidate should have European support

Europe should make a joint suggestion for a new head for the International Monetary Fund, after Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation on Thursday, French finance minister Christine Lagarde said.

Updated on: May 19, 2011, 17:13:30 IST
Reuters | By , Paris
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Europe should make a joint suggestion for a new head for the International Monetary Fund, after Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation on Thursday, French finance minister Christine Lagarde said.

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"Any candidacy, whichever it is, must come from Europeans jointly, all together," Lagarde told reporters, adding, "Any candidacy should have European support."

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