The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, retracted his previously announced decision: he will no longer run in the European elections this summer, and will retain his term until the specified end, in November of next year.
Michel announced on his Facebook page: “I will devote all my efforts to my current responsibilities with full determination until they are finished.” I will always remain a passionate advocate for a Europe that is democratic, strong, united and in charge of its own destiny. “At the end of this mandate, I will reflect on the nature and direction of my future commitments,” the European Council President wrote.
Charles Michel recalls that he wanted to run for the European Parliament “to continue to serve” his country, but also to “promote and defend the European project.”
Although he guarantees that the final campaign will be consistent with the final phase of the term, he laments the “extreme reactions”, “criticisms” and “personal attacks” of which he has been the target and which “increasingly take precedence over realistic arguments”. . “.
Charles Michel announced on January 6 of this year that he would head the list of the French-speaking Liberal Party (MR) for the European elections scheduled for next June, with the aim of being able to hold a European position (such as a member of the European Parliament or other) in the European elections. . Next institutional session.
If he wants to compete in the European Championships, the liberal politician will have to leave office earlier than expected, on July 16 instead of the stipulated November 30, a decision that he is now reversing.
This announcement comes just days before a crucial extraordinary European summit, on Thursday in Brussels, to move forward with financial support for Ukraine, which has been marked by the Hungarian blockade, which raises questions about the European Council's consensus.
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