Reports say the current favourite for the Commission presidency is Dutch centre-left politician Frans Timmermans. He is a Commission first vice-president.

However, politicians in Poland, Hungary and Romania dislike the way he has enforced the EU rule of law policy.

In order to be elected at least 21 out of 28 members and the majority of the 751 MPs of the European parliament need to support a candidate.

According to the latest scenario it could be possible that the candidate for the Commission president of the EPP Manfred Weber could become the new president of the European parliament.