“Resounding in Brussels”. the French president, Emmanuel Macron, shuffle the cards in the race for the presidency of the European Commission and launch the candidacy of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Responding to a question posed by a journalist of the Swiss TV station Rts – Macron is in Geneva for the anniversary of the ILO – the tenant of the Elysée affirmed that if Merkel chose to lead the European Union, she would have the total support of she: "If she decides to do that, I'll support her”, he declared, thus motivating his endorsement: “I think that for that role you need a strong person. Europe needs new faces and people who know how to embody its values”.
In any case, even if the choice should not fall on Merkel, who has repeatedly declared her lack of interest in the post of president of the EU Commission, the French head of state said she wanted to see the four most important roles of the highest institution European Union (President of the Commission, President of the Parliament, Foreign Minister and President of the European Council) two women and two men.
Macron then reiterated, while not naming him directly, his copposition to the appointment of Manfred Weber, the German candidate proposed by the European People's Party, the first political group in the EU Parliament after the elections, and also supported by the German chancellor: "these 'spitzenkandidat' (in German, "leading candidates", ed.) nobody knows them…”, he pointed out.
We remind you that by the end of 2019 you will have to choose the main offices of the European Union. As for the presidency of the commission, in addition to Weber, there would be the chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, sponsored unofficially by Macron and the current number one of the EU Antitrust, Margrethe Vestager.
