Europe would be foolish to overlook Margrethe Vestager to lead the next European Commission
Editor’s note: This piece has been updated following the European Parliament elections on May 23rd-26th.
At the last European elections in 2014, the parliament tried to institutionalise the idea of the Spitzenkandidat, whereby leaders would be compelled to choose the “leading candidate” for commission president selected by the parliament on the basis of who can command a majority. Under a gentleman's agreement in 2014, the S&D made way for Jean-Claude Juncker of the EPP, whose group was the largest. The leaders acquiesced despite misgivings by Britain and Hungary.
But perhaps the biggest problem for Mr Weber is that the EPP’s cosy deals with the S&D can no longer be easily imposed on others. The S&D backs Frans Timmermans, a former Dutch foreign minister serving as first vice-president of the commission.
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