candidacy for the direction of the international monetary fund. in replacing dominique strauss khan, in order to his his goal, i believe that doesn't french finance minister can represent an excellent choice. so what's the root to the top job at the imf? they've asked for a fair and open process, but, of course, with so much power held in europe and the united states, it's considered. people must convince a member of the imf executive board to actually nominate them. the first point, of course, is a compatriot, so somebody from their own country to give them their support. too bad in the case of gordon brown that the prime minister has already written off that possibility. they must then meet with the executive board in washington. that's officially a secret process, wu the movements of