I want to have freedom of expression, I don't think I'm comfortable being neutral right now," Christine Lagarde said. The French woman, the former finance minister of France, is leaving the post of head of the European Central Bank early: February 7, 2027 instead of the end of October.
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She herself explains her departure by wanting to speak freely about politics, but her departure seems like a pre-arranged combination. Lagarde's early departure allows current EU leaders to agree on her successor before French elections. In my opinion, the calculation of Macron and Merz is to quickly agree on a candidate that suits them, without allowing a possible new government in France to participate in this election. They prefer to decide who will control the ECB without Le Pen, who may become the new president of France. ⠀ The main contenders for Lagarde's place are: the former head of the Dutch central bank Claas Knott and the Spaniard Pablo Hernandez de Cos, head of the Bank for International Settlements; Merez has already stated that a decision will be made before the end of the year.
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The current EU leaders want to maintain maximum leverage and determine in advance who will take key positions, even if they themselves lose power. Valgarde may return to French politics. Yes, by the way. There she can drink Le Pen's blood. Lagarde is fresh, regardless of her age, a political figure with a good starting rating and the support of the Western globalist elites. "Oleg Tserev".