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  "title": "Spain and the Netherlands battle over ECB presidency",
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  "summary": "Spain and the Netherlands have put forward Pablo Hernández de Cos and Klaas Knot, respectively, as candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as ECB president. The reports identify them as contenders but do not establish who will be selected.",
  "level": 1,
  "domain": "macro",
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    "components": {
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      "sources": 0,
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      "question": 76
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  "sources_n": 15,
  "independent_24h": 1,
  "first_reported": "2026-11-06T16:24:00.000Z",
  "updated": "2026-11-08T12:34:30.000Z",
  "entities": [
    "ECB",
    "Christine Lagarde",
    "Klaas Knot",
    "Pablo Hernández de Cos",
    "Spain",
    "Netherlands"
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    "text": "Who will be appointed as the next ECB president: Klaas Knot, Pablo Hernández de Cos, another candidate, or no appointment by the deadline?",
    "resolution_source": "Official ECB announcement",
    "deadline": "2027-10-31"
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