European Commission President Juncker will not run again

By The Associated Press

Posted Feb 11, 2017 11:58:21 AM.

Last Updated Feb 11, 2017 02:00:18 PM.

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BERLIN – Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, says he will not run for another term.

The 62-year-old Juncker told German public radio Deutschlandfunk on Saturday that looking back at 2014, when he became president, he had a good campaign at the time. But he said “there will not be a second (campaign), because I will not run again.”

The former prime minister of Luxembourg is set to serve his term until 2019.

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union.

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