Politicians wishing to be nominated as head of list (‘Spitzenkandidat’) of the ‘European People's Party’ (EPP) for the European elections, which will take place between 6 and 9 June, must submit their candidacy by 21 February. The person who will represent the Christian Democrat family will then be chosen at the party's electoral congress, which will take place on 6 and 7 March in Bucharest (see EUROPE B13283A2).
Several EPP insiders, widely echoed by the media, believe that the...