The question of a possible Social Democrat candidate for European Parliament president for second half of 2019-2024 legislature dominated Parliament’s political day, on Tuesday 14 December in Strasbourg.
Meeting in the late afternoon, the S&D group finally decided not to nominate a candidate. The outgoing President, David Sassoli, who was once ready to fight, finally stepped aside to keep alive the pro-European majority in the Parliament that supports the 'von der Leyen' Commission.
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