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Von der Leyen's future to be decided in crunch European Parliament vote
euronews (in English)
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18/07/2024
The president of the European Commission needs an absolute majority of lawmakers to back her bid for a second term.
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The future of Ursula von der Leyen will be decided here today in a knife-edge vote.
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She wants a second term as European Commission President,
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but she needs to secure the support of an absolute majority of MEPs here in the hemicycle in Strasbourg.
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Does she have the numbers?
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Well, she's counting on the backing of the three pro-European groups at the centre.
00:24
Between them they have 401 seats, which should be enough to see von der Leyen sail through.
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But we know that there are rebels within those groups likely to vote her down.
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It means she's been shopping for votes amongst other groups like the Greens and the European Conservatives and Reformists,
00:41
which is the hard-right grouping of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
00:46
These two groups are ideologically very far apart,
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meaning von der Leyen has been treading an impossible tightrope trying to attract votes from both camps.
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But swing MEPs that we've been speaking to here in Strasbourg say they will probably vote for von der Leyen,
01:03
even if only to avoid the institutional crisis that would erupt if she fell.
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If she doesn't make it, EU leaders would have just one month to propose an alternative candidate,
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putting the stability of the European bloc on the line.
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