"On Monday afternoon, when the European Parliament met for the second time after the summer break in Strasbourg, they got down to business right away. Jordan Bardella, the French chairman of the far-right group Patriots for Europe, accused the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen of a lack of transparency, a failed migration policy, and a loss of competitiveness because of her climate policy. He also called the customs deal with the US a disaster. "You have effectively signed Europe's surrender," he said."
"The next to speak was the deputy chair of the left-wing group, French politician Manon Aubry. Her accusations were also serious: failure in her dealings with Israel and the war in Gaza, in achieving the Green Deal, focusing on arms purchases instead of social security. "You must go," she told von der Leyen. However, von der Leyen kept calm. "The truth is that our opponents are not only ready to exploit any divisions, they actively fuel these divisions," she countered confidently, calling for unity."
"It is seen as unlikely that she will be ousted in Thursday's vote but it reveals just how fragmented the parliament has become. It further displays how fragile trust between the Commission and parties from the political center is by now. Unlike the last vote of no-confidence in July, this time, the push came from the radical left as well as the political right wing."
MEPs returned to Strasbourg and immediately launched sharp attacks against European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. French far-right chairman Jordan Bardella accused her of lacking transparency, failing on migration, undermining competitiveness with climate policy, and called the US customs deal a disaster that 'effectively signed Europe's surrender.' Left-wing deputy chair Manon Aubry accused failures on Israel and Gaza, shortcomings on the Green Deal, and prioritising arms purchases over social security, telling von der Leyen 'You must go.' Von der Leyen urged unity, accusing opponents of exploiting and fueling divisions. Two no-confidence votes within three months reveal deep parliamentary fragmentation and fragile trust across the centre.
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