PARIS - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde launched their bid, the scandal rocked the International Monetary Fund, a candidate to lead, the first woman to the Fund but increases would put on Wednesday in the life of tensions with the developing countries, the one of which to the head.
The charismatic Lagarde, which settled their career in the United States, was founded as a front runner for the job even in public.
"If I am elected I will bring all my experience as a lawyer and a Minister, a manager a woman" for the job, she said Wednesday. The IMF, which provides billion loan to that support global economy, had no woman Director since its inception in 1945.
IMF last stop managing director, Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who last week after he was accused, the maid rape Hotel New York tries.
Story: French question sex settings by Strauss-Kahn scandalLaGarde many European countries, including the Germany and the United Kingdom, have offered their support for one candidate. Emerging economies have to say rally but still behind a single candidate that the job should be open to non-Europeans.
The IMF has traditionally by Europeans was executed, while the World Bank was run by an American.
But IMF officials, Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa said in a joint statement on the eve of LaGarde's candidacy launch, which they see the choice of the next Chief wanted to be "really transparent" and merit-based.
"We think it outrageous that post reserved for a European," said Nogueira Batista, IMF Managing Director from Brazil and one of the signatories of the Joint Declaration.
However, emerging economies to a single candidate must rally even as Europe has supported LaGarde.
Jabulani Sikhakhane, spokesman for South Africa's Finance Ministry, said in response to LaGarde's candidacy, which is not on the individual candidates or their nationality. "It is about the process."
Noted Sikhakhane, that Governments world 2009 agreed, that it a transparent, merit-based process for the selection of the leaders of the global financial institutions.
The decision about the next IMF leaders is expected by the end of June. It will be made by the 24-member executive board, agency whose officials represent the 187 IMF member countries.
Not yet a candidate approved by the United States, the voting will be key in the ultimate decision. LaGarde's announcement comes shortly before President Barack Obama is coming to France for a Summit of the Group of eight industrialized nations, and the pressure on the United States to can then make a call.
Lagarde said she would focus not only on Europe, and said that the choice should be based on a candidate nationality not. "No zone by the financial crisis has spared," she said. "I would like to get the largest consensus for my candidacy."
Skillful negotiators
LaGarde's popularity is based partially on their reputation for their Deftness in international negotiations, to stabilize the world economy during the global financial crisis. She was also as instrumental in getting the IMF and the European Union agreement on rescue plans for Greece, as their debt crises the entire single euro currency Ireland and Portugal.
The 55-year old spent led the law firm Baker & McKenzie in Chicago before joining French policy in the year 2005. With very good English, a direct way and relatively untouched image seen is like a good candidate to the quickly enter the Strauss-Kahn shoes and managing Europe debt difficulties, as well as the countless continue to the other challenges for the global economy.
But potential legal problems at home have clouded her candidacy, and some French critics say she'd be a bad choice.
Ask surfaced on LaGarde's role in arbitration in 2008 for French businessman Bernard Tapie, the € 285 million ($ 449 million) sale of sportswear maker adidas won as compensation for the ill-treatment. LaGarde was Finance Minister at the time of the decision. A decision about whether an investigation, according to French media reports open June 10 is expected.
Lagarde said they "trust" theme has about that and even if the investigation goes forward, it would lead her candidacy.
She said the only other candidate who knows is Mexico's Finance Minister. She said, they have spoken and they are both like each other compete.
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso joined the chorus of Pro-LaGarde Wednesday, saying that in the international community respected and "indispensable", that the IMF the world economy to keep stable.
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