The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is hoping for a second term as her conservative European People’s Party, with her as top candidate, emerged as the strongest force in the EU elections. But it is becoming increasingly difficult for the 65-year-old German to gather a majority in the EU Parliament.
Only on Monday did the liberal Czech opposition party ANO announce that it would leave the “Renew Europe” group and the ALDE group. The liberal ‘Renew’ group has only 74 members in the new EU Parliament, while ANO leaves seven members of the group. For a majority, Von der Leyen needs 361 of the future 720 MPs. Your EPP, the Social Democrats and the Liberals together have 399 seats.
The Liberals lose third place
Since Von der Leyen cannot be sure of all the votes from these three factions, her possible election is considered uncertain. The national-conservative faction of the “European Conservatives and Reformists” (ECR) led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has now overtaken the Liberals as the third strongest force, with the EKR having 83 seats.
The personnel package must be put together at the top
Before the vote in the European Parliament, it is the turn of the EU Heads of State or Government. They want to make a proposal for a personnel package during a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. They are widely expected to nominate Ursula von der Leyen (EPP) for a second term as President of the European Commission, former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa (Social Democrat) as President of the Council and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Liberal). as EU foreign policy. representative.
Source: Krone
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