{
  "id": 20115217,
  "title": "Politics and finance play in favour of Hernández de Cos for ECB presidency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/politica-y-finanzas-juegan-a-favor-de-hernandez-de-cos-para-la",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-15T04:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-11-15/politica-y-finanzas-juegan-a-favor-de-hernandez-de-cos-para-la-presidencia-del-bce.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Christine Lagarde announced her resignation as President of the European Central Bank, effective February 7, on October 29. The race to succeed her is nearing its end, with Spanish candidate Pablo Hernández de Cos, currently managing director of the Bank for International Settlements, emerging as the clear favorite. He is ahead of Dutch candidate Klaas Knot, although German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the talks have not yet concluded. A final agreement is expected within days, according to Merz.",
  "summary": "The Spanish language is gaining points in the final stretch of the race thanks to a unstable financial context and a complex game of balances between the capitals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}