 After the election the ALDE-group reformed and created the new Renew Europe group.Fredrick Federley ran for president of the group against, amongst others, Dacian Cioloș and Sophie in 't Veld but dropped out of the race after it was clear that Cioloș had secured enough votes to win.He was subsequently appointed Vice president of the group and in November 2019 he was appointed to Chair of the Renew Europe working group for Sustainability and structural policies, the working group that handles the majority of EU spending. "