The race to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the helm of the International Monetary Fund has started in earnest. On Wednesday, Christine Lagarde, finance minister of France, declared her intention to become the IMF’s next managing director. European capitals have quickly fallen into lockstep behind her candidacy. But for all Ms Lagarde’s qualities, it would serve neither Europe nor the IMF if she won the position by a fait accompli as Europeans are hoping.
接替多米尼克•斯特劳斯-卡恩(Dominique Strauss-Kahn)出任国际货币基金组织(IMF)总裁的角逐已全面展开。周三，法国财长克里斯蒂娜•拉加德(Christine Lagarde)宣布自己有意成为IMF的下一任总裁。欧洲各国政府随即纷纷宣布支持拉加德竞选。但是，无论拉加德具备多么优异的质素，如果她像欧洲各国所希望的那样，通过既成事实的方式赢得这一职位，那将不符合欧洲乃至IMF的利益。
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