The Left Calls for Postponement of Ursula von der Leyen’s Election as Commission President

Following today’s ECJ ruling The Left calls the postponement of the election of Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President. The European court has ruled the withholding of relevant information as unlawful, this significantly impacts the re-election of the Commission President von der Leyen scheduled for tomorrow morning in Parliament.

Left MEPs request the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, to seek the assessment of the Parliament’s legal services on whether the vote tomorrow should be adjourned until the relevant documents have been disclosed by the European Commission.

The Co-chairs Manon Aubry (La France Insoumise, France) and Martin Schirdewan (DIE LINKE, Germany) stated: “The ECJ decision further proves that Ursula von der Leyen lacks a moral compass when it comes to transparency or integrity. Opacity and conflicts of interest are recurrent themes in her political trajectory; she has a history of scandals. Enough is enough. It should be obvious for Mrs. von der Leyen to withdraw her candidacy. The Court’s decision is proof of her unwillingness to respect transparency and act in the public interest. If any MEP still had any doubts: a vote for Ursula Von der Leyen means endorsing backroom deals and lack of integrity.”