Strasbourg, France, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - Manfred Who? The little-known kingmaker calling shots at EU

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2024-11-28

Buttoned-up and with a taste for political intrigue, Manfred Weber has quietly emerged as one of the most powerful men on the European political stage. The German politician has long headed the centre-right European People's Party, the largest political group in the EU -- despite being largely unknown to the general public. Not so within the corridors of the European Parliament, where even rivals who accuse him of flirting dangerously with the fa......

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