On Monday 15 July, The Left in the European Parliament held a hearing with Ursula von der Leyen, the candidate nominated by the European Council for the Presidency of the European Commission. Ahead of the vote scheduled for Thursday 18 July at 1pm at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, Ms von der Leyen tried to convince the radical left-wing group to support her.
However, The Left is expected to maintain its announced opposition to Ms von der Leyen’s re-election...