The IMF needs another European head

Commentary feature. 'This is not the most fashionable argument one could make so soon after the events in New York at the weekend. But let me say it flat out: I believe the case for a European successor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn is overwhelming' as head of the International Monetary Fund.

EUObserver, 17.5.11: Europeans wary of losing IMF chair after sex scandal http://euobserver.com/9/32342

ESO: Background information: IMF chief Strauss-Kahn charged with attempted rape in New York hotel http://www.europeansources.info/record/imf-chief-strauss-kahn-charged-with-attempted-rape-in-new-york-hotel/

Deutsche Welle, 19.5.11: Merkel calls for European to replace Strauss-Kahn after resignation http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15089287,00.html

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