European Parliament approved Lagarde’s nomination as ECB president

The European Parliament backed Christine Lagarde on Tuesday as the next president of the European Central Bank, paving the way for her to become the first woman to hold the post.

Lawmakers voted 394 in favour, 206 against and with 49 abstentions in the parliament’s plenary in Strasbourg.

“Christine Lagarde is an excellent choice and she has my full support,” Ludek Niedermayer, a Czech centre-right lawmaker, told a plenary debate before the vote.

via Reuters

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