FRANKFURT (MNI) – Germany could back Bank of Italy Governor Mario
Draghi as successor to outgoing ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet,
Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview released Wednesday.

“I know Mario Draghi. He is a very interesting and experienced
person,” Merkel told the Germany weekly Die Zeit. “He is very close to
our image of the culture of stability and solid economic management.”

“Germany could support his candidacy for the post of ECB
president,” Merkel said.

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