WASHINGTON/PARIS - top emerging United their forces for slam grip "obsolete" of Europe on the position of the IMF, while the Minister of Finance of the France seems to strengthen his lead in the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as the bric, strongly criticized Tuesday European officials to suggest that the next International Monetary Fund Chief should automatically be a European.
In the first joint declaration by their directors to the Fund, countries BRIC said the choice should be based on the skills, step of nationality and called "abandonment of the obsolete tacit agreement which requires that the head of the IMF is necessarily of Europe".
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde plans to announce his candidacy on Wednesday after the European Union has agreed to return him, said diplomatic sources.
Hours before the Declaration of BRIC was issued in Washington, the French Government said that China would return Lagarde to Strauss-Kahn, who leaves after he was charged with sexual assault on a hotel maid in New York.
Emerging countries say it is time for adhesion of 65 of Europe on the IMF to be relaxed but no candidate clear consensus to represent has emerged.
The Mexico top central banker said that some countries welcome his decision to run, while South Africa and the Kazakhstan can present their own candidates.
"EUROPEAN CONSENSUS".
After the resignation of Strauss-Kahn, Europe has clearly he wants to remain in charge of the multilateral lender at a time where it contributes to bail out the Greece, the Ireland and Portugal.
"It's a European consensus", Fran?ois Baroin, budget Minister and spokesman of the Government, said on Europe 1 radio.
"The euro needs our attention." We need to have the Europeans (on board), the support of China, the nomination of Christine Lagarde, "he says.
But the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said that he made no comment on whether Beijing would back Lagarde, a former lawyer of 55 years, for the work.
Washington sources have said that the United States would return a European, a tradition which also allows an American run the World Bank.
The United States and European countries have jointly to the IMF the power to decide which leads but to obtain support from some emerging countries would defuse a potentially bitter row on the decision.
In April 2009, the Group of 20 leading nations approved "a selection process open, transparent and based on merit" for heads of global institutions.
The France, who chairs the g-20 this year, made an effort to reach Beijing on key issues for the developing countries as the global monetary reform and speculation in commodity markets.
Last week, the head of the Central Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan, said that the IMF should reflect the growing stature of the emerging economies. But he stopped to say that his new boss should come from an emerging economy.
Wu Qing, a researcher with the Centre for research and development Government think tank in Beijing, said that it is plausible that China would support Lagarde, as it is not had many candidates China or Asia in General.
The IMF Board will establish a list of three candidates and has a deadline June 30 for a successor to levy.
"PART OF THE PROCESS OF".
Emerging economies say a slider deal whereby Europe maintains its grip on the IMF and an American head, the World Bank could undermine the legitimacy of institutions.
The Mexico Carstens told Reuters at the United States welcomes its participation in the race for the IMF job but was neutral on whether to support his candidacy.
"They welcomed that I have been participating and they thought it was an important element of the process of", said Carstens.
Brazil seemed reluctant to Carstens, back with said Government sources that it is considered as a long for the work.
The Minister of African finance Trevor Manuel can also be a candidate to run the IMF, and the Russia said that would be new Chief of the Central Bank of the Kazakhstan, Grigory Marchenko.
A growing concern of Lagarde is a possible legal probe of its role in 2008 to a prominent French businessman payment to settle a dispute with a State Bank.
Because of the rule on June 10 - the deadline for when the country must submit candidates for the position of IMF - if judges are to launch an investigation into the case.
Strauss-Kahn, who is under house arrest in New York, denies the charges of sexual assault and his wife has stood by him.
A source from the application of the said right DNA found on the shirt of the damselfly is a match for Strauss-Kahn. The source also said Strauss-Kahn has made progress towards another employee at the Sofitel Hotel even a day before the alleged attack.
The accuser is a 32-year old widow who is originally from rural Guinea. A man who says he is his brother spoke a quiet woman who left the village after the death of her husband.
"(She) never created no problem for this family," he told Reuters. "It was that quiet." This is how she grew up.
Counsel for the maid, Jeff Shapiro, told Reuters that the woman was afraid of losing her job if she complained about the alleged attack to the police.
"If you need a salary to pay your rent and support your daughter, it is not so easy to do." He said your employer really wants to have all these problems? ?.
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