EP Elections Package - The Spitzenkandidat field is cleared

November saw the thinning of the Spitzenkandidat field as various contestants for the post of Commission President were either selected by their respective political parties or decided to drop out. Please find below the Dods EU Monitoring guide to a month that saw the party nominations of the two major candidates and a decision by the French movement, En Marche to collaborate with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe.