See, this is the problem with your confirmation bias.
Weber had seemed the most likely choice, given that he is the leading candidate of the biggest group in the Parliament — the center-right European People's Party (EPP). But the conservative from Germany has failed to attract enough support from other parties.
EP supposed elections. How do you not know how parliamentary systems work, even though you are from the UK?
See, this is the problem with your confirmation bias.
https://www.dw.com/en/weber-wont-be-next-european-commission-president-report/a-49408003
That's how a parliamentary system works. It's utter crap. But it is how it works.