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EU Presidential Debate: Lead candidate #JanZahradil (ACRE)
Jan Zahradil will be one of the candidates for the presidency of the European Commission taking part in a live Eurovision debate at the Parliament in Brussels on 15 May.
About Zahradil
Name: Jan Zahradil
European political party: Reformists Alliance of Europe (ACRE)
Nationality: Czech
Age: 56
Career: 2004 - MEP
2009 - President of ACRE
1998 - 2004 - member Czech Chamber of Deputies
1995 - 1997 - advisor to the PM
1988 to 1992 - researcher at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
1987 - engineering degree, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
About the debate
Political parties put forward candidates for the post of president of the European Commission ahead of the European elections. The lead candidate nominated by the Council, and able to command a majority in Parliament, will be elected president of the European Commission by a vote of Parliament.
The lead candidates are sometimes referred to by the German term spitzenkandidaten. This system was first used in 2014 to select current Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
The Presidential Debate - EU Elections 2019 on 15 May at 21.00 CET is an opportunity to discover where the lead candidates stand on a range of issues.
Some political parties have nominated more than one lead candidate, but have nominated a single candidate to represent them in the debate.
Three TV moderators will host the debate. Lots were drawn to determine the speaking order.
ACRE is aligned with the ECR group in the European Parliament.
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