The stakes of Thursday’s European Parliament vote to confirm Ursula von der Leyen’s reelection bid were already sky-high amid war in Ukraine, political chaos in France and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s "peace tour” that saw him shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reported from Politico.

After the attack on Trump, the stakes have ramped up even higher. Von der Leyen’s confirmation vote (which none other than Elon Musk has called "super important”) will either give a signal of stability and continuity — or throw the bloc into what can only be described as a political crisis.

Von der Leyen can’t afford to rely solely on support from her own European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists and Democrats and Renew — the three parties identified by EPP Chair Manfred Weber as being part of her reelection "coalition.”

In one (unscientific) online poll run by the Cypriot Youtuber-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou, 85 percent of voters said they want him to vote "no” to von der Leyen’s reelection.





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