09/04/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 9 April, the President of the European People’s Party (EPP), Germany’s Manfred Weber, announced the candidacy of Spain’s Dolors Montserrat for the post of Secretary-General of the European Christian Democrat Party to replace Thanasis Bakolas, with a view to the EPP Congress (29-30 April, Valencia). He praised her political strength and her brilliant electoral results at local, national and European level. Ms Montserrat leads the Spanish delegation of the EPP group in the European Parliament. This candidacy can be seen as a consolation prize for the Spanish delegation which, at the end of 2024, fought in vain against the nomination of Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribera to the European Commission (see EUROPE 13523/1). In Valencia, Mr Weber, who also heads the EPP group in the European Parliament, is expected to be re-elected President of the European Christian Democrat family for a second three-year mandate (see EUROPE 12963/26). For more information on the conference: https://aeur.eu/f/gd1 (MB)