European elections - EP2019 / Ep2019

Start of major manoeuvres for Presidency of the European Commission

Brussels, 27/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

As the results of the European elections were being refined (see EUROPE B12264A1), no clear political majority emerged on Monday 27 May in the new European Parliament to elect, on the basis of a forthcoming proposal from the European Council, the political personality able to chair the European Commission (see EUROPE B12263A2). 

At least three political groups will be needed to endorse the political personality who will chair the post-Juncker European Commission, namely the Christian...