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From left : PES President Stefan Lofven, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social rights, PES designated Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit, Romanian Prime Minister, PSD, Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Italian Democratic Party (PD) Elly Schlein, Spanish Prime Minister, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sanchez, Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, German Chancellor, SPD Olaf Scholz and PES vice-President, PSOE Spain, Iratxe Garcia Perez stand on stage during the election congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) ahead of the upcoming 2024 European elections, on March 2, 2024 in Rome. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)