In order to secure the necessary majority in the European Parliament, is touring candidate Ursula von der Leyen by the groups. It is not sure whether you will be the first EU President of the Commission. Bernd Riegert from Brussels.
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374 the magic number that has to reach Ursula von der Leyen is. The candidate for the post of EU Commission President needs the absolute majority of the 747 members of the European Parliament who have taken up their mandate after the European elections. Four seats are still vacant. The Parliament has 751 members. On Tuesday next week to be voted in accordance with the provisional agenda in Strasbourg.
It is likely, but not certain, that the members of majority are on the side of the German defence Minister, who had conjured up the European Council, i.e. the meeting of the 28 heads of state and government, a week ago, surprising out of the hat. What is the feisty, assertive Multi-Minister in the Cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s European policy? None of the parliamentarians know exactly, outside of Germany, the 60-year-old CDU politician also largely unknown.
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The show-off run in the case of socialists, liberals and Greens
That is why Ursula von der Leyen, in her only public Statement, last week, has promised to listen, as much as possible to take and to develop a Vision for Europe. “Here in the European Parliament, the heart of the European democracy fails,” said von der Leyen, and vowed to seek dialogue. Such banal announcements are not enough for the green members of Parliament. You require a concrete offer, said the Co-chair of the greens, Ska Keller, after a first “friendly” encounter.
This Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen, with the social democratic, the liberal and the green party is a guest, to advertise for your choice. How concrete statements about their policies as a possible EU President of the Commission, is not clear. Socialists and Liberal, she will also meet behind closed doors, only the Greens want to transfer the “hearing” live, announced the Deputy Sven Giegold. Particularly sharp against the wind coming from the German social Democrats in the European Parliament, with the CDU in Germany, in the Federal government forms a coalition. Jens Geier, the chief of the after the European elections on 16 Deputy shrunken SPD group, said that they will vote in favour of the Leyen. The social Democrats of Austria and the United Kingdom saw the similar. Her Motto: “You can’t leave Europe Leyen.”
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No Definitions
The Chairman of the socialists, the Spanish Iratxe Garcia, did not want to set still for the entire group. For the end of the world don’t speak be, that they will be supported by the Eastern European Visegrad group that includes many right-wing populists, said Garcia. “We will not judge the Person but, before we not have listened.” The liberal “Renew Europe”-a group so far covered. A spokesperson pointed out that the vote is secret and each member can freely decide. However, the staff proposal should go out to von der Leyen, with the French President, Emmanuel Macron. Which is, in turn, the strong man behind the liberals.
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In Brussels, will now be presented with the following statement: 182 votes will receive the end of the world from the Christian democratic group in the self, the former leading candidate, Manfred Weber, teeth advertises, reluctantly, for the competitor. A minimum of 120 votes come from the social-democratic group. Around 100 taxes and liberals. Already 402 votes for Ursula of the Leyen would be together. On the Green you would not be instructed.
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In addition, it is assumed that you will receive at least 30 votes from a national conservative group, and of the right-wing populists. An experienced EU politicians in Brussels said the Outlook for the German candidate: “you can do it. And the Bundeswehr will be pleased.” This is an allusion to the fact that defense Minister von der Leyen had in the last few months, not a knack for leadership of the force and a number of scandals around consultant contracts and slow procurement of equipment.
What if…
Ursula von der Leyen has already taken to the headquarters of the EU Commission, in the Berlaymont building, a temporary office with a few employees, to organize their electoral campaign in the parliamentary political groups. The costs incurred by the European Commission refunded. This is so common in the case of EU top-level staff in Transit. The two Offices, defence Minister and candidate, should be strictly separated. Receivables from German politics, your Minister, already get low, has not complied with the power-conscious Ursula von der Leyen. In the event of a defeat in Strasbourg, you could return to the Cabinet table in Berlin.
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The candidate of the Council should fall through, it would make the heads of state and government within four weeks of a new proposal. As the European treaties. The Chaos would be perfect, after all, the 28 EU member States needed to meet three summit, the personnel package for the EU Commission, presidency of the Council, the President of Parliament and Head of the European Central Bank to hatch.
Ursula von der Leyen should win, she would be the first woman and the first German on the Executive chair of the EU-Commission. And you would be a great contrast to the differing Luxembourg President Jean-Claude Juncker, considered to be full of life, in need of harmony and sociable. The slim, only 1,61 meters large, with a doctorate a Doctor of the Leyen precedes the reputation for being disciplined, iron-willed, eat little, and never touch alcohol.