The president of the European Council, Charles Michelhas announced that will stand for election to the European Parliament June and will leave his current position if elected, as required by the compatibility regime.

“I have decided to run as a candidate for the European elections. in 2024,” he told several Belgian newspapers. “If elected, I would be sworn in around in mid-July. Until then I will do my job as president of the European Council, who can anticipate this situation around the end of June or beginning of July to decide on a successor,” he specified.

Michel will campaign at the head of the liberal list Belgian Reform Movement (MR) ahead of the June 9 elections in a decision he adopts given the crucial importance that, in his opinion, these elections have for the future of the European Union.

“The European project is at a crossroads and it is necessary to promote the legitimacy of European democracy,” Michel stated in this regard. “I want to be part of the team that is building this European project and I am running to continue serving it,” he also stated.

Michel, who took office in 2019, has also promised that he will campaign “following the codes of conduct” of his position, which specializes in coordinating summits of the head of state and government of the European Union.