The re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission (EC), whose term ends in November 2024, may be in doubt due to the growing popularity of right-wing parties on the continent. This was reported by Policy.
Ursula von der Leyen was backed by a coalition of pro-European EU parties in 2019, but even that gave her a “slim majority of 383 votes” with a minimum of 374 votes, according to the newspaper.
According to the publication, the current chairman of the EC may face difficulties in re-election due to the growing popularity of far-right parties across Europe.
In fact, a French member of the European Parliament said that “there could be a real surprise” for the EC president in the elections. According to him, if the pro-European coalition does not get a majority, “the von der Leyen issue will be completely over.”
Before that, German-Finnish businessman Kim Dotcom statedHe said that Ursula von der Leyen contributed to the destruction of the European Union with her statements about Ukraine.
The entrepreneur believes that von der Leyen’s intention to develop an “alternative” to solve the EU’s problems led to the collapse of the union. He noted that important decisions were taken without the approval of all 27 countries of the association.
Previously The EU was reportedly unhappy with von der Leyen’s abuse of power.