Macron blames 'political game' as MEPs reject commission candidate
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#4S90H)
France's candidate Sylvie Goulard rejected over job with thinktank and misuse of funds
Emmanuel Macron's government has said "a political game" brought down France's choice for European commissioner following an overwhelming rejection of the candidate by MEPs.
In a vote that spells trouble for the incoming European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, MEPs emphatically rejected the French commissioner candidate, former MEP and defence minister Sylvie Goulard.
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