Manfred Weber and the new EPP Group leadership team elected

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Manfred Weber and the new EPP Group leadership team elected

20.10.2026 20:06

Manfred Weber and the new EPP Group leadership team elected

Presidency of the EPP Group

This evening, Manfred WEBER MEP (Germany, CSU - Christlich-Soziale Union) was re-elected Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament by an overwhelming majority. 

Re-elected for the fifth time, he has presided over the largest political Group in the European Parliament since 2014.   

At the same time, the EPP Group also renewed its entire leadership team. These are the ten Vice-Chairpersons who were elected today (in alphabetical order):

 

  • François-Xavier BELLAMY (France, Les Républicains)

  • Andrzej HALICKI (Poland, Koalicja Obywatelska)

  • Eszter LAKOS (Hungary, Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt)

  • Jeroen LENAERS (Netherlands, Christen Democratisch Appèl)

  • Dolors MONTSERRAT (Spain, Partido Popular)

  • Siegfried MUREŞAN (Romania, Partidul Naţional Liberal)

  • Massimiliano SALINI (Italy, Forza Italia)

  • Tomas TOBÉ (Sweden, Moderaterna)

  • Romana TOMC (Slovenia, Slovenska demokratska stranka)

  • Željana ZOVKO (Croatia, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica)

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