{
  "id": 11020510,
  "title": "Lagarde considers leaving the ECB a few months before her term expires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/lagarde-valora-dejar-el-bce-unos-meses-antes-de-que-expire-su-mandato",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:14:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/mercados/2026/09/30/6abd6d51468aebf24f8b457f.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that she may leave her position a few months before her term expires in October 2027, but has confirmed she will still be in the role in 2027. This could trigger a succession race, with Pablo Hernández de Cos, Director General of the Bank for International Settlements and former Governor of the Bank of Spain, well-placed to take over. Lagarde also discussed the possibility of running in the 2027 French presidential election, but expressed doubts, citing the demands of the role and her age, 70. She also criticized a proposal by Jean-Luc Mélenchon to cancel France's public debt, calling it \"technically uncertain and financially very dangerous\".",
  "summary": "European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has stated that she is considering giving up her position shortly before her term expires next year, in October 2027, which would precipitate a race to succeed her in which Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager and former Governor of the Bank of Spain Pablo Hernández de Cos is well positioned.",
  "key_points": [
    "Christine Lagarde may leave ECB in October 2027, before term ends",
    "Pablo Hernández de Cos seen as strong contender for successor",
    "Lagarde interested in running for French presidency in 2027"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}