# Italy has not chosen between Spanish and Dutch candidates for ECB chief

https://mins.news/en/item/132923

- Reuters, 2026-11-06 18:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/italy-not-yet-taking-sides-between-spanish-dutch-candidates-ecb-chief-2026-11-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aee21642a145b00011d8147

> Officials from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said on Friday that Italy has yet to decide whether to back the Spanish or Dutch candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president.

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