Dominique Strauss-Kahn must go. Now. That is the view of José De Gregorio, Chile’s central bank president and both a governor of the IMF and a member of the lender’s 24-member advisory body, the International Monetary and Financial Committee.

In an interview with the FT, De Gregorio rubbished the idea that Strauss-Kahn’s replacement must be a European. “One could argue that you have to be very careful of conflicts of interest with a European running the institution,” he said, adding that the sole criterion should be who is the most competent person for the job.

“I think Dominique Strauss-Kahn must fully focus on his defence at this stage and that is incompatible with devoting all his time and efforts to running the fund at a very crucial time in the world economy,” De Gregorio said. “I think he should resign.”