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Manfred Weber appointed president of the EPP

5/31/2022, 8:37:58 PM


The German MEP replaces the Polish Donald Tusk (ANSA) Manfred Weber, a German CSU MEP currently at the helm of the EPP Group in the Eurochamber, wins the leadership of the European People's Party with 447 votes out of 502 valid votes cast by the delegates. The announcement came at the end of the first day of the EPP congress underway in Rotterdam. Thanks to the agreements reached before the congress, Weber was the only candidate running to replace Do

Manfred Weber, a German CSU MEP currently at the helm of the EPP Group in the Eurochamber, wins the leadership of the European People's Party with 447 votes out of 502 valid votes cast by the delegates.

The announcement came at the end of the first day of the EPP congress underway in Rotterdam.

Thanks to the agreements reached before the congress, Weber was the only candidate running to replace Donald Tusk as party president.