April 24 (Bloomberg)--French President Nicolas Sarkozy sees Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi the leading candidate to succeed to the head of the European Central Bank, a person familiar with the issue, said Jean-Claude Trichet.
Status of the Draghi as the only candidate among the four largest nations of euro - France, Germany, Italy and Spain - made him the choice more viable, said of the person. Support of Sarkozy would follow signals from German officials that Italian is their favorite banker, adding impetus to its campaign.The French leader may make public opinions from 26 April at a conference jointly in Rome with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, an aide to Sarkozy told journalists. The decision maker key, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has not yet on the edge of his hand. With a deadline of late June to make the appointment, career of Draghi and the fate of the ECB are taken in his political calculation.As the Portugal grows imminent rescue cost assist States euro since 250 billion euros ($361 billion), Angela Merkel, who has difficulty in rallying support them to bail out at home, may face domestic critics for choose a European South of a country with a legacy of inflation and debt.Draghi has emerged as a favorite since Axel Weber the Germany withdrew from the race in February. Now, the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Sch?uble sees him as the candidate to be appointed next Chief of the ECB, persons close to him say. Trichet eight-year term ends October 31, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs German Werner Hoyer, who manages European Affairs, said in an interview in April 15 that Draghi would make a "very good" President BCE and meet the goal of the Germany of a stable euro.Draghi, 63, an economist trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, worked at the World Bank and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. He is also President of the Council of financial stability, which was created by the Group of 20 nations in 2009 to oversee the development of standards to strengthen the global regulation.-Publishers: James Hertling, Andrew Barden
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