Asia - Voice of America: India's Finance Minister Resigns to Run for President

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India's Finance Minister Resigns to Run for President Jun 26th 2012, 15:29 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 ... Media files: 9ED7B46B-BBE2-49C7-881A-71781758C45E_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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