The Party of the European Left (EL) will nominate its lead candidate ('Spitzenkandidat') on 24 February in Ljubljana. Austrian Walter Baier, the only candidate in the running, is thus set to be appointed. Speaking to EUROPE, the 70-year-old, who is also President of the EL, discusses the priorities for the next legislature, the results of the last one, the rise of the far right and the Green Deal. (Interview by Thomas Mangin)
EUROPE - How would you sum up the past mandate?
Walter Baier -...