According to CoinMeta, the competition for the position of European Central Bank (ECB) President is increasingly likely to depend on which candidate is better equipped to handle the intense selling pressure in the bond market. As France's debt issues remind people of past turmoil in the eurozone, and with ECB President Christine Lagarde set to step down, Dutchman Klaas Knot or Spaniard Pedro De Cos could soon take on this important role during times of financial market instability. Sources familiar with internal policy discussions among policymakers reveal that market tensions are becoming an increasingly important factor influencing the ECB's next moves. In light of this, insiders from the eurozone point out that the judgments made by governments of various countries when assessing candidates' crisis management capabilities have now become the decisive factor in determining who should head the ECB.