The German politician will continue to lead the European Executive after obtaining the support of the majority of members of the European Parliament.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenlast Thursday obtained the support of a sufficient majority of MEPs to be able to continue for another five years at the head of the Community Executive, following a secret vote held after the presentation and subsequent debate of his political priorities for the next legislature.
German politics born in Belgium He needed to add at least 361 of the total of 720 seats that make up the hemicycle to achieve revalidation in his position, a figure that he managed to exceed by obtaining the support of the majority of members of the European Parliamentwith a total of 401 votes out of 707 cast.
Thus, the head of the Community Executive managed to repeat the coalition made up of “populars” (socialists and liberals) that already supported her candidacy in 2019, and which together have 401 seats. At the same time, she won the support of the “greens”, who at the last minute decided to vote for her. Von der Leyen despite toning down its environmental claims in order to cushion the influence of the far right on EU policies.
The opposition of Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán
In 2019, when the majority was 374 MEPs, Von der Leyen The bill received a very narrow approval rate of 383 votes in favour, 327 against and 22 abstentions. Minutes before the vote, the far-right group Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), led by the Brothers of Italy of the Transalpine Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniconfirmed that a majority of its members would vote against Von der Leyenalthough it left the way open to those delegations that wanted to support it.
For its part, the group of Patriots for Europe, driven by the hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbánand the Left They have maintained their commitment to reject the German’s re-election as head of the Community Executive.
Source: Ambito
