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EPP Shifts Right, Aims for Majority After 2024 Elections

11/6/2025

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The European People's Party (EPP) is shifting rightward after the 2024 European election results.
On November 5, 2025, the EPP proposed amendments to an omnibus simplification bill, aligning with the European Conservatives and Reformists.
Jörgen Warborn, the EPP negotiator, expressed confidence in securing a majority for these amendments.
Manfred Weber, the EPP president, said the group seeks a right-wing majority after the Socialists and Democrats opposed earlier compromises.

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The European People's Party (EPP) is shifting rightward after the 2024 European election results.
On November 5, 2025, the EPP proposed amendments to an omnibus simplification bill, aligning with the European Conservatives and Reformists.
Jörgen Warborn, the EPP negotiator, expressed confidence in securing a majority for these amendments.
Manfred Weber, the EPP president, said the group seeks a right-wing majority after the Socialists and Democrats opposed earlier compromises.