What position did Verhofstadt run for in the 2014 European Parliamentary election?
President of the European Commission
President of the European Parliament
President of the Council of the European Union
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Answer
Guy Verhofstadt ran for the position of President of the European Commission in the 2014 European Parliamentary election. He was a candidate for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) party. Verhofstadt lost the election to Jean-Claude Juncker.
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