Guy Verhofstadt no candidate EU parliament

Guy Verhofstadt withdrew Tuesday as a candidate for the presidency of the EU Parliament.

The 751 members of parliament in Strasbourg choose a successor to the Social Democrat Schulz entering the German national politics. There are now six candidates on which he hoped to follow. It is expected that one of the candidates from the main political groups: the Christian Democrat Antonio Tajani (63) of the EPP and the Socialist Gianni Pittella (58) of the S \u0026 amp; D, both Italians.