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Election of the Presidium in Parliament sends a positive signal for von der Leyen vote

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Published: July 16th, 2024,
Last updated: August 28th, 2024

EP Plenary session - Election of the new EP President Roberta Metsola
With 562 votes, the Members of the European Parliament have re-elected Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament. Manfred Weber (l.) and Jeroen Lenaers applaud.
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The agreements between Christian Democrats, Socialists, Liberals and Greens have held in the elections for the new Bureau of the European Parliament. The members of the political groups of the platform supporting the „Von der Leyen Commission II„, i.e. EPP, S&D, Renew, as well as the Green Group, voted in such a way that they did not allow any candidate of the pro-European parties to fail. This is seen as an indication that Ursula von der Leyen also has a good chance of winning a majority of at least 361 votes when the European Parliament votes on a second term for her as Commission President on Thursday.

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