European elections: MEPs to vote on proposals for the lead candidate system
The proposals for the 2024 elections include a mechanism to elect the Commission President, as well as ways to increase turnout and enhance democratic processes.
The draft text adopted by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs calls for a binding agreement between Parliament and the European Council on the so-called lead candidate process for the election of the Commission President. MEPs say that lead candidates, jointly with the presidents of the European political parties and of their respective parliamentary groups, should engage in negotiations immediately after the elections to put forward a common candidate, before the European Council can make a proposal.
Other proposals include measures to increase turnout and mobilise especially people living in a member state that is not their own, and a call for progress on election-related outstanding legislation (e.g. on the new European electoral law and rules for European political parties and foundations).
A press conference with the co-rapporteurs Sven Simon (EPP, DE) and Domènec Ruiz Devesa (S&D, ES) will take place on Wednesday at 14.30.
Procedure code: 2023/2016(INI)
Vote: Thursday 23 November
Procedure: non-legislative resolution
Press conference: Wednesday 22 November 14.30