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| Von der Leyen easily survives far-right-led censure vote | | | | Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images | | STRASBOURG, France – Ursula von der Leyen has easily survived a far-right-led motion of censure in the European Parliament, which threatened to bring down the entire European Commission.
In the vote on Thursday, 360 MEPs voted against the motion, 175 in favour, and 18 abstained, meaning it fell well below the required threshold of two-thirds of voters and at least 361 MEPs voting yes. | | |
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