Second referendum supporter and Boris Johnson critic is frontrunner to succeed Juncker
A supporter of a second European Union referendum who has criticised Boris Johnson for “borderline racist” comments has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Jean-Claude Juncker but immediately faced opposition from populist central European governments at a tetchy Brussels summit.
Frans Timmermans, a self-confessed anglophile who is fluent in seven languages, had appeared to be in pole position to take over from Juncker to head the European commission from 1 November as leaders met on Sunday evening.
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