HELSINKI – Manfred Weber, a reserved Bavarian who has modelled himself on Germany’s pragmatic chancellor, won the backing of Europe’s centre-right parties on Thursday to stand in the race to become European Commission president in 2019.
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The top candidate of the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber of Germany is congratulated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the result of the EPP lead candidate voting at the session of the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Helsinki, Finland, on Nov. 8, 2018.
