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The European Parliament will debate and vote on two no-confidence motions aimed at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during its October 6–9 plenary session, according to an internal email from European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola.
The motions—filed just seconds apart at midnight on September 10th by the Patriots for Europe (PfE) and the left-wing group The Left—come in the immediate aftermath of Von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech.
The Patriots accuse her of lacking transparency and accountability, particularly over Mercosur and U.S. trade agreements, while The Left denounces the Commission’s “inaction” on Gaza alongside criticism of its trade agenda.
EP officials are considering holding a joint debate on October 6th, followed by two separate votes on October 9th.
As the PfE group managed to file its motion 20 seconds earlier, its MEPs are expected to claim the first vote.
This is not the first time Von der Leyen has faced such pressure. As we previously reported, July already saw a no-confidence initiative led by Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea (European Conservatives and Reformists). It failed but, together with the new twin motions, it means Von der Leyen has faced three no-confidence challenges in barely three months—an unprecedented sequence.
Despite the symbolism, the outcome is almost certain: neither motion is expected to reach the required two-thirds majority. Brussels-based Socialists, Liberals, and the European People’s Party have dismissed them and are expected, shamelessly, to rally around Von der Leyen as one of their own.
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