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  "id": 17044684,
  "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027, nine months before term ends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february-2027-nine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:21:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261029-ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february-2027-nine-months-before-term-ends"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down on February 7, 2027, nearly nine months before her term expires, the ECB said Thursday. Her successor will be appointed by the European Council under EU treaty rules.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ECB Press",
        "title": "ECB President Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-lagarde-to-step-down-on-7-february-2027",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "ECB President Lagarde to stand down in Februrary",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T10:04:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February",
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T10:17:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "ECB President Lagarde resigns at time of mounting challenges for Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-lagarde-resigns-at-time-of-mounting-challenges-for",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:09:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early in February 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-early-in-february-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:12:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february-2027-17054664",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:15:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde: The outsider who led the ECB her way",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-the-outsider-who-led-the-ecb-her-way",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:27:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde resigns after months of speculation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-resigns-after-months-of-speculation",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:32:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "ECB head Lagarde resigns amid mounting economic, political challenges for Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-head-lagarde-resigns-amid-mounting-economic-political-challenges",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:06:01.000Z"
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  "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."
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