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US balks at backing European candidate for IMF

US refrains from supporting Europe's push to lead the IMF; calls for prompt, open succession

Together, the U.S. and Europe control more than 50 percent of the votes on the IMF's board. A simple majority is all that is required to select the group's leader.
Under a gentleman's agreement dating back to World War II, a European has run the IMF and an American has led the World Bank, its sister organization. That relationship could pressure the United States to support Lagarde or another European candidate.
And while developing nations say they want an open process, they have yet to rally around their own candidate. The board is facing pressure to name a replacement quickly.
"It's pretty clear that Europe is unifying behind its candidate," said Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University and former IMF official. "There's no similar movement among the emerging markets."
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