In addition, the French-German initiative has caused unease to Fredrik Reinfelds, prime minister of Sweden, who holds the Union's presidency and who, as such, is charged with making the nominations for the appointments.

Well, Reinfeldt can't propose a candidate on his own, what he wanted (it's somewhere on ET) was to propose a single name in public after consultations with everyone behind closed doors, for a show of unity. Meanwhile the leaders of France and Germany were said to have wanted to keep their support for a joint candidate confidential, too, for fear of a repeat of the Barrroso selection. So this leak of support for van Rompuy is either a diplomatic mishap, or a reaction to a Brown/Bliar maneuver.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}