<p class="title">The European Union has not yet reached a consensus on a candidate to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund, the French finance ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"At this stage, although some candidates' names gather more support than others, there is not yet a full consensus around one name," the ministry, which is spearheading efforts to find a replacement for France's Lagarde, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The post of IMF managing director goes to a European by convention while an American heads the World Bank.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The post became vacant after Lagarde was tapped by EU leaders to head the European Central Bank.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several names including Spain's Finance Minister Nadia Calvino and former Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, have been floated as possible successors.</p>.<p class="bodytext">French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has spoken to "all his colleagues" over the last few days, "in particular with Olaf Scholz", his German counterpart, his ministry said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He has organised a conference call with his EU counterparts on Thursday "to update them on the latest developments following his extensive consultations, and to agree on the process to reach a consensus around one name," it added.</p>
<p class="title">The European Union has not yet reached a consensus on a candidate to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund, the French finance ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"At this stage, although some candidates' names gather more support than others, there is not yet a full consensus around one name," the ministry, which is spearheading efforts to find a replacement for France's Lagarde, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The post of IMF managing director goes to a European by convention while an American heads the World Bank.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The post became vacant after Lagarde was tapped by EU leaders to head the European Central Bank.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several names including Spain's Finance Minister Nadia Calvino and former Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, have been floated as possible successors.</p>.<p class="bodytext">French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has spoken to "all his colleagues" over the last few days, "in particular with Olaf Scholz", his German counterpart, his ministry said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He has organised a conference call with his EU counterparts on Thursday "to update them on the latest developments following his extensive consultations, and to agree on the process to reach a consensus around one name," it added.</p>