In the EU capital of Brussels there has been much political kerfuffle around Spitzenkandidaten – the six politicians campaigning to be the next president of the European Commission.
The run-up to this week's vote has seen the would-be presidents engage in all manner of tub-thumping electioneering, including debates, twitter-chats, country visits and speeches.
To a politician they have argued that choosing one of them – centre-right Jean-Claude Juncker, centre-left Martin Sc...
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