European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives confidence vote

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (Pascal Bastien/AP)

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has comfortably survived a vote of no confidence, as an overwhelming number of European Union legislators rejected a censure motion against her.

The motion contained a mix of allegations against Ms von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the chief executive of vaccine maker Pfizer during the Covid-19 pandemic, misuse of EU funds and interference in elections in Germany and Romania.