Christine Lagarde may leave EU role to let Emmanuel Macron pick successor

Christine Lagarde is reportedly planning to resign as head of the EU before October 2027 to allow Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz to appoint a successor.The potential early exit, which the EU denied, aims to secure leadership before the April 2027 French election and the rise of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella.Candidates to lead the EU now include Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos after the resignation of François Villeroy de Galhau.