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Jean-Claude Juncer's 'political' interventions - such as over French debt, or Polish rule-of-law or Macedonian accession - mean the Commission president should not be selected by the 'political' Spitzenkandidat process (Photo: European Commission)

Separation of powers instead of 'Spitzenkandidat' process

With less than a year to go until the European elections, political groups are about to nominate their so-called Spitzenkandidat, or 'lead candidate'.

They want to make it a habit that the Spitzenkandidat of the largest political group becomes the president of the European Commission.

As a result, because the commission will be led by a political candidate, it instantly becomes more political. But is that the desired effec...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Jean-Claude Juncer's 'political' interventions - such as over French debt, or Polish rule-of-law or Macedonian accession - mean the Commission president should not be selected by the 'political' Spitzenkandidat process (Photo: European Commission)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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