Former Czech PM Tosovsky Russia's candidate for senior IMF post

Russia has nominated a former Czech prime minister, Josef Tosovsky, for the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund. But the current Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolanek, says the Czech Republic does not support Mr Tosovsky; the country has given its backing to a French candidate supported by the EU. The senior IMF post is usually filled by somebody from a large western European state.