Frans Timmermans is indeed launching himself in the race for nomination as a Spitzenkandidat. He intends to run as the leader of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and as the leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) at the national level. This information, which the Dutchman was to announce officially in the late afternoon of Wednesday 10 October in his hometown of Heerlen, has been confirmed by several different sources.
Frans Timmermans, 57, has 4 children and speaks 6 languages (Dutch,...