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Politics● Low1h ago · Nov 10, 2026, 8:39 AM

France may back Pablo Hernandez de Cos over Klaas Knot for ECB president

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe

President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed who will succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank over the weekend. Eurozone leaders must choose between the Spanish and Dutch candidates and fill two other seats on the ECB's Executive Board.

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