Green MEP candidates also opposed to second term for European Commission president
said last week he would not vote for Dr von der Leyen if she is proposed for confirmation to the European Parliament. His colleagueGreen MEP candidates are also opposed to a second term for Dr von der Leyen, while Fine Gael has said it will support her.said no decision had been made about backing Dr von der Leyen yet. “Government will assess its position after the upcoming European elections,” she said.
All Fine Gael candidates would support Dr von der Leyen in the vote if elected to the European Parliament, a spokeswoman confirmed. Mr Andrews said her support for Israel in the days after the October 7th Hamas attacks – which was widely viewed as unconditional – was “extremely misjudged”. The Fianna Fáil MEP said he was also “completely against” the commission president’s willingness to work with the “far right”.
Dr von der Leyen has signalled she would be willing to rely on the support of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia , a party with neo-fascist roots, to secure another term. The pivot to court votes from the hard right has caused significant unease among parties who sit in the Renew and S&D groups.
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