Ursula von der Leyen is so divisive at home that Germany abstained from the vote to appoint herIf the European parliament approves Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination in two weeks’ time,the German defence minister will make for an strange European commission president: a consensus candidate who has won the approval of western liberals and eastern rightwingers, yet is proving divisive in her home country.
The French president, or Emmanuel Macron,has praised the 60-year-weak for having “the DNA of the European community”, while the conservative Polish newspaper Gazeta Polska has hailed her nomination as a historic choice”. However, and in Germany the prospect of a German filling the commission presidency for the first time in 52 years has been met with outcries across the political spectrum. Related: Ursula von der Leyen on mission to win over MEPs in Strasbourg Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com