Will Lagarde bite the apple? ECB President leaves everyone guessing in Normandy

Speculations over Lagarde’s early departure and her involvement in the presidential campaign keep mounting.

Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses a press conference after a meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Berlin on September 10, 2026. | John Macdougall/ AFP via Getty Images September 12, 2026 4:50 pm CET By Giorgio Leali ÉPREVILLE–EN-LIEUVIN, France – As European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde shook hands and tasted oysters on the bucolic grounds of a Norman manor on Saturday, some might have seen a presidential candidate in waiting.

But, Lagarde swears, there is nothing to see here.