- PARIS: A judicial official says a French court has postponed a decision on whether to open an investigation into Christine Lagarde, the country’s finance minister and front-runner to take the helm at the International Monetary Fund.
The Court of Justice of the Republic, a special tribunal that handles legal matters involving government ministers, will announce its decision on July 8 instead of Friday, as initially expected, the official said.
Questions have been raised about Lagarde’s role in getting arbitration in 2008 for French businessman Bernard Tapie, who won €285 million ($449 million) as compensation for the mishandling of the sale of sportswear maker Adidas.
Lagarde is on a world tour to support her bid to be the next managing director of the IMF.
