EU's von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in parliament


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  • Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a keynote during the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, Belgium October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived two bids to remove her when the European Parliament rejected no-confidence motions from hard-right and left groups on Thursday.

EU lawmakers rejected the two motions of censure with 378 members of the 720-strong parliament expressing support for von der Leyen in the first vote and 383 in the second.

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