Econ vs Political Science

I was wondering how important your undergrad major is for IB

My original major is IR and will probably transfer into political science at a new school from 2023 fall. 

Based on looking at linkedin accounts of alumni who are working in IB, most people seemed to have majored in Econ; but double-majoring in Econ would probably mean extra years of school for me. Plus, I'm not confident in math/ econometrics, so it might lower my GPA. PS: there isn’t a business major in the school

Would it be better for me to minor in econ and focus on networking & maintaining a high GPA instead? 

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