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French president Macron (r) met with central European leaders ahead of the informal summit. Macron named Margrethe Vestager, Michel Barnier, and Frans Timmermans as possible commission presidents - but left out Manfred Weber (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Merkel and Macron split over Weber presidency

Battle lines are emerging among EU heads of government on who should lead the EU's executive after the European election that has diminished the traditional centrist majority parties' power.

EU leaders on Tuesday evening (28 May) in Brussels have their first face-to-face discussions on the elections results and who should run the top EU institutions, including the European commission, for the next five years.

German chancellor Angela Merkel, the heavyweight in Europe's centre-ri...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

French president Macron (r) met with central European leaders ahead of the informal summit. Macron named Margrethe Vestager, Michel Barnier, and Frans Timmermans as possible commission presidents - but left out Manfred Weber (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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