India's finance minister has stepped down to run for president. Pranab Mukherjee submitted his formal resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. He will be the ruling, Congress Party-led, coalition's candidate in the July 19 presidential election. In India, the president's position is largely ceremonial and is currently held by Pratibha Patil, whose five-year term is ending. The president is tasked with deciding which party will lead in forming a ...
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