Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been mentioned as one of the possible candidates for the position as President of the European Council. Bloomberg now reports that in a TV interview in Denmark he has declared that he is out of the running.
First of all, is Rasmussen doing this in order to keep his focus on the forthcoming EU referendum(s) in Denmark?
Secondly does this leave the field open for the other Rasmussen (Poul Nyrup) to put himself forward for one of the top positions, with PES backing?