A new poll suggests most French people believe that International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the victim of a plot leading to his jailing in New York on sex crime charges.
Residents of the West African state of Guinea were bemused to find their small country thrust into the spotlight by a sex scandal at the top of the International Monetary Fund -- and divided over how to react.
China said on Thursday that the new IMF leader should be chosen on "merit, transparency and fairness".
European Union member states should agree on a strong candidate from Europe to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission said on Thursday.
The German government says it "respects" Dominique Strauss-Kahn's decision to resign as head of the International Monetary Fund and has thanked him for his "valuable" work.
Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Thursday that the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund should be chosen in an open and transparent manner, after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the organisation.
A White House spokesman on Tuesday said he is confident that the International Monetary Fund will be able to function and fulfill its global role, amid the allegations of sexual assault by its chief.
The trans-Atlantic gap separating the US and French justice systems and moral codes is as wide as the ocean itself _ appalling a nation witnessing the unraveling fortunes of a favorite son, jailed IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Germany says a European should take the top job at the International Monetary Fund if the position opens up soon, given that the eurozone debt crisis is the fund's central issue.
The United States is considering proposing White House adviser David Lipton to take over from John Lipsky as No 2 at the International Monetary Fund, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that Dominique Strauss-Kahn "is obviously not in a position to run" the International Monetary Fund after his recent scandal.
Brazil believes the next head of the International Monetary Fund should come from a large emerging market country, but does not plan to pressure actively on the issue because Europe is likely to keep its "stranglehold" on the job, a senior government official told Reuters on Tuesday.
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