crisis. so there's obvious benefit to them considering it seriously. >> nina, the question is now with the strong fill of candidates could they coalesce around one candidate? only then might a lone european have a credible shot at the top job. of course, china still interested this buying bonds from the imf. so the financial relationship between that country and that institution is, of course, ever deeper. emily reuben, thanks very much for that insight there. andrew? this whole debate is actually going to cloud the issue of merit. i mean she may well be the best person for the job but if she's chosen, a lot of people will say she's chosen for her nation analyst rather than. you end up with a lose/lose.