The European Green Party (EGP) has confirmed that six candidates will take part in the primary election to be lead candidate in next year’s European elections.
France’s José Bové, Italy’s Monica Frassoni, Germany’s Rebecca Harms and Ska Keller, Austria’s Ulrike Lunacek and the Netherlands’ Jolanda Verburg will now go forward to seek the support of Green member parties from across the EU.
The Party of European Socialists (PES) announced today the opening of a process of nominations to be the ‘common candidate’ of the Party for the European Parliament elections. This candidate would then be put forward as the PES candidate for the European Commission President.
In a statement, the PES said that the nominations process – which will last until the end of October – “is designed to meet the many demands for a more democratic and transparent way to designate key European Union posts. It is also hoped that it will increase interest in the election”.
According to the Party, each nominee needs to be supported by 15% of PES full member parties or organisations (at least one nominating the candidate, plus five other supporters). The PES Presidency will hold a meeting on 6 November to verify the process and announce the nominee(s), with the candidate being selected at the PES Election Congress in February 2014. The PES manifesto will be adopted at the same meeting.
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| EPP | Group of the European People's Party |
| S&D | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| G/EFA | Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance |
| ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| EFD | Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group |
| GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left |
| NI | Non-attached members |
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| EPP | European People's Party |
| PES | Party of European Socialists |
| ALDE | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
| EGP | European Green Party |
| AECR | Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists |
| MELD | Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy |
| PEL | Party of the European Left |