The result was a Pyrrhic victory, according to the Romanian MEP who initiated the motion
European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to reject a motion of no confidence in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Critics alleged abuse of power on her part, while she blamed the attempt to remove her on Russia.
The motion neede 357 votes to pass but garnered only 175 in favor. A total of 360 members of the European Parliament voted against it, with 18 abstentions. The result had been widely anticipated.
Of the chamber’s 720 members, only 553 participated in the vote. Many of the absentees were reportedly members of parties that had…
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