STRASBOURG, France: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces two confidence votes Thursday in the European Parliament \u2014 challenges that pose no serious threat to her leadership but underscore the tensions roiling the assembly.<\/p>\n
The two motions of censure against von der Leyen were brought by the hard-left and far-right, which accuse her European Commission of a lack of transparency and reject her trade policies.<\/p>\n
But while the motions are widely expected to fail, they reflect mounting discontent with von der Leyen\u2019s leadership and will test the cohesion of the coalition led by her conservative European People\u2019s Party (EPP).<\/p>\n
For von der Leyen, there is a sense of deja vu.<\/p>\n
She survived a previous far-right attempt to unseat her in July, but the vote opened the door for allies in von der Leyen\u2019s so-called pro-European camp to air their own grievances.<\/p>\n
Critics from the left and center accuse von der Leyen \u2014 and the broader conservative camp \u2014 of blurring lines with the far right and backtracking on environmental legislation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t really say there\u2019s been any progress in this Parliament,\u201d charged centrist Renew group leader Valerie Hayer during a heated debate in the chamber on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pro-European majority that elected you is still not functioning properly,\u201d Hayer said.<\/p>\n
Iratxe Garcia Perez of the Socialists and Democrats delivered a warning to von der Leyen.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must choose between your allies and those who are not our friends,\u201d she said in the parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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