Alejandro Agag
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[[File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Congress Berlin 2001 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Agag and [[Wilfried Martens]] at the [[European People's Party]] congress in [[Berlin]]]] |
[[File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Congress Berlin 2001 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Agag and [[Wilfried Martens]] at the [[European People's Party]] congress in [[Berlin]]]] |
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Also in 2000, he was elected Secretary General of the European People's Party,{{cite news| title =Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats| publisher =europarl.europa.eu| url =http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4315}} replacing his colleague, Klaus Welle. During his mandate as Secretary General, the organization expanded to [[Eastern Europe]]. During that period, it incorporated more than 20 new political parties from that region. Later that year, for the first time, the EPP won the European Parliament elections and became the largest political force in Europe.{{cite news| title =Blair's rapport with Berlusconi upsets his old friends on the left| work =The Independent| url =https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ |
Also in 2000, he was elected Secretary General of the European People's Party,{{cite news| title =Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats| publisher =europarl.europa.eu| url =http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4315}} replacing his colleague, Klaus Welle. During his mandate as Secretary General, the organization expanded to [[Eastern Europe]]. During that period, it incorporated more than 20 new political parties from that region. Later that year, for the first time, the EPP won the European Parliament elections and became the largest political force in Europe.{{cite news| title =Blair's rapport with Berlusconi upsets his old friends on the left| work =The Independent| url =https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blair-s-rapport-with-berlusconi-upsets-his-old-friends-on-the-left-9241454.html| first1=Stephen |last1=Castle |first2=Andrew |last2=Grice |date =16 June 2001}} |
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Making a controversial decision against some member parties of the EPP, he pushed for the acceptance of [[Forza Italia (1994)|Forza Italia]], [[Silvio Berlusconi]]'s party, into the organization. Berlusconi went on to win the 2001 Italian elections. |
Making a controversial decision against some member parties of the EPP, he pushed for the acceptance of [[Forza Italia (1994)|Forza Italia]], [[Silvio Berlusconi]]'s party, into the organization. Berlusconi went on to win the 2001 Italian elections. |
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