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German weaver to face opposition at EPP Congress in Helsinki
Stubb, former Finnish prime minister, enforces – Last appearance in the EU
Merkels as party leader.
05:22, November 8, 2018
The European conservatives will open the race for the big European posts next year with the free skating of their best European candidate this Thursday. At the Congress of the European People's Party in Helsinki, the leader of the EPP German group will start at 10.30. Manfred Weber (46) and the former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb (50) a secret ballot of 758 delegates from all EU countries.
The ÖVP is represented in Helsinki by 16 delegates, including the Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Enlargement. A clear win for Weber would be a surprise, as all conservative state and government leaders support him. Kurz was the first to support the Bavarian Christian Socialists, whom he considers to be "strong and convincing fighters for a better Europe". Stubb is considered the representative of orbans criticism within the EPP. The main candidate of the EPP is likely to become president of the European Commission after the May European elections.
The current boss of the Brussels authority, Jean-Claude Juncker, so wants the President of the Council of the EU Donald Tusk and chief negotiator of Brexit Michel Barnier to the delegates. The appearance of the German Chancellor will also be exciting Angela Merkel is due to participate for the last time in a meeting of the EPP at the head of German Christian Democrats.
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