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Brown: Trip is not IMF job pitch
2011-05-20 16:14:55
20 May 2011 Last updated at 13:51 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Brown denies South Africa trip is pitch for IMF job
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//But David Cameron appeared to kill off Mr Brown's chances of succeeding Mr Strauss-Kahn in April, when he said the former PM "might not be the best person" for the job.
Backing from a candidate's national government is seen as prerequisite for selection - the final decision is made by the IMF's executive board.
Asked about the IMF post on Friday, the prime minister's official spokesman said: "What we want to see is the best candidate for the job. No-one has declared themselves a candidate for the job."
Asked if Mr Cameron stood by his comments about Mr Brown, the spokesman said: "Yes he does."
Acting IMF chief John Lipsky said on Friday that French finance minister Christine Lagarde would be an "excellent choice" to replace Mr Strauss-Kahn.
Other names thought to be in the frame for the IMF job include Singapore's finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel and Kemal Dervis, Turkey's former minister of economic affairs.