US EditionEU Parliament confidence vote: Where parties stand on von der Leyen
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, JUL 8 – The motion reflects dissatisfaction over environmental policy and leadership, but needs two-thirds majority to pass, with key groups opposing the no-confidence vote, European Parliament said.
- The European Parliament will hold a vote of no-confidence on Ursula von der Leyen's Commission on Thursday 10 July 2025 in Brussels.
- The vote arises from allegations over pandemic vaccine procurement and alleged election interference, with a far-right group mainly from Germany, Romania, and Poland tabling the motion.
- Most political groups, including the European People's Party fully backing von der Leyen and S&D's Iratxe Garca Prez, oppose the motion as a far-right political show that undermines democracy.
- The motion requires a two-thirds majority of all MEPs to pass and is widely considered symbolic and highly unlikely to succeed, with key figures stating it is "doomed to failure".
- The vote will reflect growing distrust and divisions within the Parliament but is expected to leave von der Leyen's leadership intact, despite criticism from some MEPs over Gaza and the Commission's centralization.
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In the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, there is something in the air – something that many people from the late GDR know: a political class clings to power, while the people's trust has long since been lost. This was exactly the image on Monday, when Ursula of the Leyen had to face the vote of distrust. What followed was a speech that more reminiscent of the recent appearances of real-socialist SED cadres than of democratic self-responsibility. Whi…
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To surprise the S&D Group; announces abstention for the motion on the President of the EU Commission. The League confirms yes.The reservation has finally been dissolved. The Socialist Group will not vote against the motion of no confidence that will be presented tomorrow in the European Parliament against the President of the European Parliament...
The motion has little chance of approval, but for the President of the Commission the situation remains uncertain with a divided majority: this is confirmed by today's rejection of the urgency procedure on the Commission's new environmental objectives, proposed by Greens, Socialists and Liberals and rejected by many people who voted together with the right-wing parties.
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