2024-01-07 06:50:34
Charles Michel has decided to leave the presidency of the European Council in July to lead the MR list in the European elections, he announced on Saturday in several Belgian media, including The evening, Sudinfo, La Libre Belgique et The last hour.
“I have decided to stand as a candidate for the European elections in June 2024. 2024 is a very important electoral year in Europe, but also in the rest of the world since almost half of the world’s population will be able to vote, in the United States , in Russia, in India“, announced former Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in the evening.
“I will lead the MR list to the European elections. I plan to take the oath as a Member of the European Parliament“, adds the Brabant liberal.
He intends to serve as President of the European Council until he is sworn in as a Member of the European Parliament, which will take place on July 16.
Charles Michel indicates that he informs the members of the European Council in this way six months before the first session of the European Parliament. “No one is taken by surprise and my successor will already be chosen at the end of June, beginning of July. It is quite easy to organize the inheritance“, he assures.
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