The European Parliament will vote today on the European Council's proposal to re-elect Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission commission, BTA reported.
On the eve of the vote, there is no absolute certainty whether the proposal will receive the necessary support.
For a successful election, von der Leyen needs at least 361 votes. The groups of the European People's Party, Socialists and Democrats and “Renew Europe” expressed their intention to support on the eve of the vote, but in the upcoming secret ballot, it is not certain that all MEPs from these groups will follow the set direction to have the necessary majority. European media do not exclude individual MEPs from the “Greens” and the European conservatives and reformists to vote “for”.
This morning Von der Leyen will present to MEPs the main points of his management program for the next five years. Voting and the announcement of the result will be held in the afternoon.
If the election is unsuccessful, the European Council will have to propose a new candidate within one month. After the new President of the EC is determined, negotiations with the EU countries will follow for the broadcasting of candidates for European Commissioners, the distribution of responsibilities in the new EC and the voting of the composition of the commission in the EP in the fall.