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ALDE’s new Euro-leader announced

By | Sun 5th July 2009 - 12:30 pm

Lib Dem blogger Jonathan Fryer has the details (with apologies for LDV’s belatedness):

The ALDE (Liberal) Group in the new European Parliament has chosen the Flemish Liberal and former Prime Minister of Belgium, Guy Verhofstadt, to be its new leader. He takes over from the British (South West England) Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson, who has meanwhile thrown his hat into the ring to try to be the new President of the parliament. Under Graham’s stewardship, ALDE grew to just over 100 members within the previous, larger, parliament. The British were the biggest national contingent in ALDE then, but they were overtaken by the Germans this time as a result of the FDP’s impressive surge in last month’s elections.

You can read Jonathan’s article in full HERE. The ALDE press release is HERE.

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4 Comments

  • Cogload 5th Jul '09 - 2:30pm

    Andrew Duff has competition in the race to be the most federalist MEP then.

    Another boost for Euroscepticism in the UK then.

  • Terry Gilbert 5th Jul '09 - 5:31pm

    Cue ‘Ode to Joy’….

  • Antony Hook Antony Hook 5th Jul '09 - 11:49pm

    Fantastic news! A really strong leader with the experience and vision to succeed.

  • Cogload 6th Jul '09 - 12:24pm

    I am bemused as to why it is fantastic news. Verhorfstadt’s vision is not particularly liberal, neither is it democratic.

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