Contenders in EPP vote Stubb and Weber make final pitches The two contenders to be the lead centre-right candidate in next year’s European elections, Alexander Stubb and Manfred Weber, make their final pitches ahead of the European People's Party vote to choose their candidate. The European People's Party (EPP, the largest in the European Parliament) will choose between Germany's Manfred Weber and Finland's Alexander Stubb to lead them into European elections next May. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES