Outgoing ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos says Spain must retain a seat on the ECB Executive Board and may target the presidency.
De Guindos will leave end‑May, succeeded by Croatia’s Boris Vujcic, leaving Spain temporarily without representation on the six‑member board.
Three ECB board seats, Christine Lagarde’s among them, will open next year, prompting speculation on candidates like Pablo Hernández de Cos.
Markets will monitor these appointments as indicators of future ECB policy direction and balance of power.