Germany's Weber urges EU lawmakers to back von der Leyen in top job vote

German conservative Manfred Weber urged EU lawmakers to back Ursula von der Leyen as the next head of the European Commission in a knife-edge vote on Tuesday, warning that a rejection would create political instability in Europe, reports Trend citing to Reuters.

"We don’t need opposition now, what we now need is a constructive spirit,” Weber told ZDF television. Weber, himself a former candidate for the EU’s top job, said that von der Leyen was a political bridge-builder and a passionate European.

Von der Leyen, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, faces a make-or-break vote on Tuesday evening in her quest to become the European Commission’s first female leader.