Spitzenkandidaten or the lead candidate process: Ways to Europeanise elections to the European Parliament

With the intention of informing discussion in the approach to the 2024 European elections, this study examines the historical, factual and legal aspects surrounding the Spitzenkandidaten, or lead candidate process, which establishes a political link between the nomination of the President of the European Commission and the political composition of the European Parliament.

June 12, 2023
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