Conditions to support a second term of Ursula von der Leyen at the head of the European Commission were set by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Liberals (FDP). “Whoever wants the support of the Social Democrats cannot at the same time be supported by far-right parties,” said SPD leader Saskia Esken and its general secretary Kevin Kunert. “It must be clear that there is a democratic consensus, that is, that we are not forming a consensus with right-wing populists or fascists and meta-fascists,” said SPD Eurolist leader Katarina Barley. However, the leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) Friedrich Merz emphasized that Chancellor Olaf Solz (SPD) “has a duty” to again propose Mrs von der Leyen as a member and president of the European Commission, respecting the principle of “top candidates”. In the same vein, the head of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Zender spoke of Olaf Scholz’s “patriotic duty” to support a German woman for the leadership of the Commission. Conditions for the support of Mrs. von der […]
Source: News Beast
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