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Right Wing European Union No-Confidence Vote Fails [1]

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Date: 2025-07-13

European Commission president defeats far-right plan to bring her down

Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote in her leadership of the European Commission.

but political families from across the spectrum used the procedure to air their grievances against the Commission, whether on transparency and the over-centralization of power, backtracking on the Green Deal, or accusations of violating the EU’s institutional procedures.

However, the liberals backed down, saying they did not want to take part in the extreme right’s “games” with Europe’s stability.

The Socialists followed suit on Thursday evening after securing a concession from von der Leyen. The Commission president promised the center-left she would keep the European Social Fund, which is meant to tackle poverty and support vulnerable groups, as part of the budget, despite earlier indications that it would be dropped.

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