Given the choice, diplomats and international officials almost always prefer to have the devil they know in charge of a major country, not to have to get to grips with someone new.

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Business families do not want a repeat performance, and would prefer to have politicians and professionals in charge.

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When the moment comes to choose a permanent successor to Mr Lazarenko, Mr Kuchma may prefer Sergei Tigipko, a 37-year-old banker who in April was made a deputy prime minister in charge of economic reform.

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