Enda Kenny was tipped for the role in 2014 before it went to Donald Tusk PAULO NUNES DOS SANTOS/AFP/GETTYEnda Kenny could be in line to replace Donald Tusk if the European Council president stands down next June. The taoiseach was widely tipped to take over from Herman van Rompuy as council president in November 2014, but did not formally apply for the position. Mr Tusk had been expected to stay on for a second term, but there are growing signs that the Polish government will not formally back his candidacy. It is not essential that Mr Tusk’s home government approves a second term because the appointment is done by qualified majority voting, but reports from Brussels suggest that Mr Tusk may be vulnerable if Warsaw withdraws its support. A spokesman for the council…

Source: The Times November 29, 2016 00:07 UTC