The European Parliament rejected a vote of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen. Only 175 members voted in favor, while 360 voted against.
This is stated in a message published on the website of the European Parliament.
Vote of No Confidence in Ursula von der Leyen – How It Happened
In order for the proposal to dismiss Ursula von der Leyen, and the entire European Commission, to be approved, it was necessary to obtain two-thirds of the votes, which did not happen.
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Among those who voted to resign were the right-wing groups Patriots of Europe and Europe of Sovereign Nations, as well as reformists, conservatives and several left-wing delegations.
Von der Leyen herself was not at the parliamentary session, as she is in Rome at a conference on the restoration of Ukraine.
Earlier it became known that the question of no confidence in the current head of the European Commission was raised by far-right deputies led by the MEP from Romania, Gheorghe Piperei.
Ursula von der Leyen has come under fire for her correspondence with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla during the Covid pandemic.
The New York Times suspected the head of the EC of having directly influenced the negotiations on the number of doses to be purchased and wanted to order much more than was necessary.
Source: European Parliament
