European election: candidate search gets • Table.Briefings

The 2024 European elections are still more than a year away. But the party families are already preparing for the election campaign – and sorting out the field of possible candidates for the top posts.

What was Manfred Weber aiming at when he brought up EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola as a possible top candidate for the Christian Democrats at the end of January? If the EPP party and parliamentary group leader wanted to use the move to deny Ursula von der Leyen the chance to run for a second term, he missed the mark.

European election: candidate search gets underway

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