European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce her candidacy for the “Spitzenkandidat” (head of the list) of the European People’s Party (EPP) on February 19, with a view to advancing to a new term in the leadership. institutions, close sources said.
Sources from Ursula von der Leyen’s office and the PPE told Lusa that since the deadline to announce candidates for the position of the center-right European family’s “Spitzenkandidat” ends on February 21, the person in charge will make the announcement very close to it. date of.
The same sources noted that there is some confidence that the current leader of the Commission will move forward, and the date has been set for February 19, the day when the leadership of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, to which von der belongs, meets in Berlin .
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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