Yet individual MEPs from all three groups have already gone public to say they won’t back von der Leyen. Unsure about her chances of re-election, von der Leyen has been striving to expand her majority in an intense round of negotiations. As a result, von der Leyen has been spreading herself too thinly, promising something to everyone but not fully satisfying anyone. By opting for the worst possible strategy, von der Leyen may have created the perfect conditions for being voted down. While von der Leyen can claim successes, her presidency has been characterised by continuous crisis management.

Source: The Guardian July 17, 2024 19:51 UTC