Frenchman Stéphane Séjourné is now the sole candidate in the internal campaign to win back the post of president of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, after Dutchwoman Sophie in ’t Veld unexpectedly withdrew from the campaign at a group meeting late on Tuesday 12 October.
Noting the impossibility of uniting the majority behind her candidacy, Mrs in ’t Veld, after an “emotional” speech, announced her withdrawal from the race for the perch in order to preserve...