On June 9, not only 705 members of the EU Parliament from 27 Member States will be elected. The leadership of the EU will also be completely replaced. Will Ursula von der Leyen become Commission President again? Who has the best chance to succeed Johannes Hahn as commissioner? And what does Othmar Karas do?
What starts on Sunday after the EU elections could also be called the big bickering in Brussels. From the President of the Council to the President of the Commission, to the EU Commissioners and the President of the EU Parliament – all top positions in the EU are filled. The top candidate model was informally introduced in 2014, whereby the frontman of the party with the highest number of votes is also appointed chairman of the Commission. In the last vote in 2019, the EU countries did not choose the then conservative top candidate Manfred Weber, but the then German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen.
Source: Krone
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