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European Parliament approved Lagarde’s nomination as ECB president

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epa07816087 European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde during a hearing by European Parliament Committee on economic and monetary affairs in Brussels, Belgium, 04 September 2019. Lagarde is answering MEPs' (Members of the European Parliament) questions ahead of a plenary vote on her candidacy. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

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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