Published January 17,2024
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has 5 weeks to tell her political occasion, the conservative European People’s Party (EPP), whether or not she intends to hunt re-election.
The deadline for nominating EPP candidates for the put up of European Commission president is February 21, in accordance with data obtained by dpa on Wednesday.
The single EPP candidate will then be chosen at a celebration congress in Bucharest on March 7. Within the EPP, it’s extensively anticipated that von der Leyen will marketing campaign for a second time period however she has but to make a public announcement.
European Parliament elections will happen from June 6-9 and can type the idea for the following choices on which events obtain what place within the subsequent European Commission.
The subsequent European Commission president will likely be proposed by the European Council, the EU establishment made up of the heads of state and authorities of the 27 EU member states.
However, the individual put ahead should nonetheless be elected by the European Parliament.
According to opinion polls, it’s presently doubtless that the EPP will as soon as once more develop into the strongest political drive within the European elections.
In addition to the German centre-right events CDU and CSU, the Austrian ÖVP and the present governing events from international locations akin to Greece, Poland, Sweden and Luxembourg are additionally EPP members.
Source: www.anews.com.tr