On Saturday 24 February in Ljubljana, the Party of the European Left (EL) elected Austrian Walter Baier as its lead candidate (‘Spitzenkandidat’) for the forthcoming European elections, which will take place from 6 to 9 June. On this occasion, the EL also adopted its electoral manifesto. As Walter Baier explained to EUROPE on 23 February (see EUROPE B13357A15), EL will base its campaign on five pillars: - the cost of living and housing; - the climate crisis; - civil rights and...