[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Illusions of grandeur?

EU had disagreements in the past, it is a democracy

are you really that naive? If the EU were a democracy, the presidential pick wouldn't have been the biggest contributors choice when she was in the minority in support

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

are you really that naive? If the EU were a democracy, the presidential pick wouldn't have been the biggest contributors choice when she was in the minority in support

Its politics and the art of compromise
Were you born yesterday?

[Nicky91]

our political news correspondent Fons Lambie about how well received Ursula has been by european parliament now

Christian-Democrats: Support

Liberal: Support

Social-Democrats: they are happy, and they want no chaos

Greens: Great Speech, they were first opposed to miss van der leyen, but now are more in the middle

Far Rights: opposed

Brexit Party mp's: ''thank god we're leaving #EP''

[Livia]

First female president of Europe.... unelected by the people.

[Oliver_W]

She's a God's gift for Farage and other Brexiteers tbh.

Just get us out asap...

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Churchill? Spinning in his grave at seeing a German as President of Europe? I agree.

Why would he? Hitler wasn't German.
Out if 26 states why not Germany? :/

[Oliver_W]

I don't really care what Churchill would have thought tbh

What I think is that the EU being headed by someone who's for more centralisation, more power to the European Commission, an EU army, more expansion ... and we don't even get a say!
Actually we did have our say three years ago

[Underscore]

I'm extremely pro EU but for liberal reasons, Ursula Van der Leyen is not a good candidate and if I were an MEP, I'd have voted against.

I'm disappointed in the Lib Dem MEPs who have voted for her. We're liberals, not liberal conservatives.

I totally support more integration, but this whole process has eroded democracy within the EU, swapping candidates at the last min? really??

[Nicky91]

Ursula got elected european commission president, narrowly getting enough votes in european parliament

thank you to the leftist parties for giving that support, and a great day to see a defeat for the far right, and glad the brexit party their trolling didn't cause a upset here

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Underscore

I'm extremely pro EU but for liberal reasons, Ursula Van der Leyen is not a good candidate and if I were an MEP, I'd have voted against.

I'm disappointed in the Lib Dem MEPs who have voted for her. We're liberals, not liberal conservatives.

I totally support more integration, but this whole process has eroded democracy within the EU, swapping candidates at the last min? really??

coming from a country who had brexit party MEP's who don't give a s**t about EU

Liberals voted to support Ursula as president btw

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

coming from a country who had brexit party MEP's who don't give a s**t about EU

Liberals voted to support Ursula as president btw

True our MEP is the most anti EU person I know... :/

[Nicky91]

Miss Ursula had a meeting with the germany's new CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer who congratulated her on her european commission presidency

[Nicky91]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...fence-minister

and this kramp-karrenbauer is now also the successor of Ursula van der leyen as germany's defence minister

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Ursula got elected european commission president, narrowly getting enough votes in european parliament

thank you to the leftist parties for giving that support, and a great day to see a defeat for the far right, and glad the brexit party their trolling didn't cause a upset here

I think she could do a good job Nicky.

Interesting it seems, that Farage thought 52% was too close a margin to be valid.

I think it's good she has the chance.