Countries normally nominate their preferred candidate before the individual declares their intention to run.
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In this Jan. 20, 2016 photo Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, …
At a panel at Davos, Switzerland, Lagarde said she was honored but did not want to confirm whether she would agree to stand again.
The IMF has typically been run by a European official, while its sister organization, the World Bank, by an American. Developing countries have increasingly opposed this informal arrangement.
Lagarde, who is French, was in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum, a meeting of business leaders and public figures.
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