Von der Leyen Gets a Second Term

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ER Editor: A totally predictable outcome. A reminder that a European Court ruled twice yesterday that her handling of the EU vaccine contracts had violated transparency norms. See —

EU Commission hid details from public about Covid-19 vaccine contracts – court

Some tweets through the earlier part of today where she gets a drubbing —

HOME TRUTHS?

Translation: They kiss like good bread… (video ) France has no opposition either in the National Assembly or in the European Parliament either: it’s all hypocrisy!

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Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president

Lawmakers give the current European Commission president green light for another five years.

STRASBOURG — The European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen for another five years as European Commission president, choosing stability and continuity for the EU’s most powerful institution and the bloc.

Von der Leyen, who hails from the centre-right European People’s Party, won 401 votes in a secret ballot, well above the 361 votes she needed to be elected. There were 284 votes in opposition, 15 abstentions and 7 votes declared invalid.

EU Parliament to vote on new term for European Commission President von der Leyen
Now that Ursula von der Leyen has been reelected, she can begin to assemble her new European Commission. | Ronald Wittek/EFE via EPA
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Von der Leyen had the backing of the three mainstream, pro-EU groups — the center-right European People’s Party, the Socialists and the liberals of Renew. In the weeks and months leading up to the vote, some lawmakers within those centrist groups said they would not vote for her, forcing her to look for support from outside her current coalition, including among the left-leaning Greens.

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Featured image source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240617-eu-leaders-meet-to-decide-top-jobs-in-brussels-von-der-leyen-poised-for-second-term

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1 Comment on Von der Leyen Gets a Second Term

  1. L’avancée de l’extrême droite aux élections européennes est annulée
    https://www.observateurcontinental.fr/?module=articles&action=view&id=6136

    Les partisans de Le Pen et d’Orbán n’obtiendront pas des sièges à la tête du Parlement européen.

    Le Parlement européen a mis en place un cordon sanitaire contre l’extrême-droite et il résiste. Public Sénat note: «Mardi 16 juillet les députés ont élu les 14 vice-présidents du Parlement européen. Des postes hautement symboliques. Mais même si l’extrême droite est en progression au Parlement européen, le cordon sanitaire semble avoir tenu: «Les Patriotes pour l’Europe», le nouveau groupe dirigé par Jordan Bardella et «L’Europe des nations souveraines» où siège l’AFD, l’extrême droite allemande, font chou blanc». «À noter tout de même, le groupe CRE de la Première ministre Italienne Giorgia Meloni obtient deux postes», souligne la chaîne de télévision du Sénat français.

    L’extrême droite, après avoir, pour le groupe Patriotes pour l’Europe 84 députés et pour le groupe l’Europe des nations souveraines (ENS) 25 députés, a connu un franc succès dans l’Hémicyle. Mais, ils ne sont pas représentés dans la structure démocratique du Parlement européen. L’extrême droite a perdu la lutte pour son influence. À la suite des négociations qui ont eu lieu, le groupe des Patriotes pour l’Europe, qui comprend le Rassemblement national de Marine Le Pen et le parti hongrois Fidesz de Viktor Orbán, n’a obtenu aucun poste significatif dans la structure politique du Parlement européen. Cela ressemble curieusement à la situation de l’Assemblée nationale pour le RN. Ayant obtenu plus de 10 millions des suffrages, il n’est pas le groupe vainqueur en nombre de sièges. (…)

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