EU chief Ursula von der Leyen experienced a rare vote

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been experiencing a vote of confidence, submitted by an outstanding faction in the European Parliament.

Although the result was not a surprise, the fact that it appeared at all was not a positive signal for von der Leyen, who began his second term as head of the committee only a year ago.

The votes for trust of this kind are rare and the latter was brought against Jean-Claude Juncker more than a decade ago.

Two -thirds of all 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) – or 480 – would have to support the proposal in order to pass.

Instead, only 175 voted for the benefit; 360 voted against and 18 abstained. The other MEPs did not vote.

The vote was initiated by Romanian far -right MEP Gheorghe Piperea, who accused von der Leyen of Lack of transparency with regard to text messages she sent to Pfizer’s head During negotiations to provide Covid-19 vaccines.

The text of the proposal states that von der Leyen’s committee can no longer be believed to “maintain the principles of transparency, accountability and good governance, essential to the Democratic Union.”

During a fierce debate on Monday, Von der Leyen rammed his accusers as “conspiracy theorists.”

Going back to Piperea and what she called “his world of conspiracy and alleged sinister plots,” she said he and his cohort are “extremists”, “anti-vaxis” and “Putin Apologies”.

She also said the accusations against her for the so -called Pfizergate are “just a lie”.

Piperea had support of figures such as Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, who posted a photo of von der Leyen in addition to the “Time to Go”.

But his own group for European Conservatives and Reformers (ECR) was divided.

Much of the ECR is made up of the Italian brothers (FDI), the party of Italian Prime Minister Georgy Meloni. FDI promotes good relations with von der Leyen and his MEPs voted against the proposal.

In the end, the votes in favor came mostly from the far -right Patriots for Europe (PFE) and the European Sovereign Nations (ENS).

Von der Leyen survived the vote thanks to the support of his own right -wing European People’s Party (EPP), Socialist and Democrats (S&D), liberal renewal, green and left groups.

However, the days in the vote have seen that several groups warn their support with grip on von der Leyen’s leadership.

In the last year, her right EPP is increasingly united with the far-right to undergo changes and resolutions on issues such as migration and the environment, often eating liberals and left parties.

Valerie Heyer, president of the centric renewal of Europe, repeated the mood, warning von der Leyen that the support of her group was not “guaranteed” and called on the commission’s chief to “take back the EPP” and put an end to the “unions with the final right side”.

Prior to the vote, Iratxe García, a leader of S&D, said the dismantling of the committee in the midst of the geopolitical crisis would be “irresponsible”.

“Our vote does not mean that we are not critical of the European Commission,” Garcia said, citing the “last shifts of von der Leyen to distant promises.”

Earlier this week, there was a suggestion that S&D could refrain from voting, but they were ultimately convinced to support von der Leyen, after reporting, it excluded the abbreviations of social programs in the upcoming budget.

While the vote against her leadership was taking place, von der Leyen was exporting a conference to restore Ukraine in Rome.

Shortly after the movement was rejected, however, she published on X: “As the external forces seek to destabilize and divide us, it is our duty to respond to our values.”

“Thank you and live a long time,” she added.