“With Chancellor Merkel, we completely agree that we are going to have the same approach, the same vision and support the same candidate when the time comes,” Sarkozy said. “I think it’s very important that France and Germany — on a choice that is important as this one — show their determination to walk hand in hand down this road. The names that first come out of the hat are not necessarily those that are finally chosen.”
Last night there were signs that Wolfgang Schlussel, the center-right former Austrian chancellor, might be gaining ground, while Balkenende was also being talked up by EU sources. Other names still in the race are Luxembourger Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt.
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