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What the US Can Learn from Poland’s Election Strategy
12 September 2024
The European Union faces a pivotal moment as it navigates political challenges, green energy transitions, and the economic realities of the Green Deal.
Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy for a second term as the head of the European Commission did not generate much enthusiasm, and the growing Eurosceptic and nationalist parties brought heavy guns against her. The Social Democrats and Liberals were also not thrilled, accusing her of breaking the democratic consensus and ‘opening the door to the far right’. Indeed, von der Leyen made no secret of the fact that she was open to cooperation with the European Conservatives and Reformists, including Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s Italian Brothers party.
Nevertheless, in a vote on 18 July, MEPs supported von der Leyen’s nomination in a secret ballot by as many as 41 votes over the required majority of 360. When von der Leyen first ran for the position of Commission President five years ago, she was given the post with a lead of just nine votes. How can this be explained?
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