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Christine Lagarde says she will see out her term as ECB chief – POLITICO

Christine Lagarde says she will see out her term as ECB chief – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

Christine Lagarde said her “baseline” is that she will stay at the European Central Bank until her term as president ends in October 2027. “I think that we have accomplished a lot, that I have accomplished a lot,” she said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, published on Friday. “We need to consolidate and make sure that this is really solid and reliable. So my baseline is that it will take until the end of my term.” Her comments come two days after a report in the FT, sourced to a single person “familiar with her thinking,” suggested the opposite. The article triggered controversy, implying that the appointment of the next ECB president could be moved up to deny a possible far-right president in France any say in the matter. President Emmanuel Macron is due to step down in April next year. Source link

Christine Lagarde may leave European Central Bank before end of term

Christine Lagarde may leave European Central Bank before end of term

Published by Sam Flores

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, attended the final day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, on February 15, 2026. LIESA JOHANNSSEN/REUTERS European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde appears to be preparing for an early departure before her term ends in October 2027. Responding to reports from Bloomberg on Monday, February 16, and then from the Financial Times on Wednesday, February 18, the ECB released a statement leaving the possibility open: “President Lagarde is totally focused on her mission and has not taken any decision regarding the end of her term.” In June 2025, when initial rumors suggested she might be leaving to take over as president of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Frenchwoman said she was “determined to complete” her term in office. That no longer appears to be the case. If Lagarde were to step down before the French presidential election in spring 2027, it would give Emmanuel Macron a say in who becomes the next ECB president. Most importantly, it would prevent a potential …

pourquoi un départ anticipé de Lagarde ferait les affaires de Macron – POLITICO

pourquoi un départ anticipé de Lagarde ferait les affaires de Macron – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

La présidence de la BCE est l’un des postes les plus influents d’Europe, commandant une puissance de feu financière sans pareille. C’est pourquoi les gouvernements nationaux se sont toujours battus avec acharnement pour promouvoir une personne favorable à leurs propres besoins et priorités. Les négociations sur la succession de Christine Lagarde risquent d’être intenses et seront encore compliquées par la montée des populistes sur le Vieux Continent, rendant plus difficile pour les partis politiques européens traditionnels de garder la main sur le processus de nomination aux postes clés. Ce problème a été mis en lumière la semaine dernière lorsque le gouverneur de la Banque de France, François Villeroy de Galhau, a annoncé de manière inattendue qu’il quitterait son poste plus d’un an à l’avance. Cette décision a largement été interprétée comme motivée par le désir d’Emmanuel Macron de protéger la banque centrale contre un potentiel exécutif d’extrême droite. Au point que le député du Rassemblement national Jean-Philippe Tanguy a raillé François Villeroy de Galhau à l’Assemblée nationale mercredi : “Vous transmettrez déjà nos amitiés, nos …