It is the first time in more than a decade that the head of the Commission has faced such a move.Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press via Getty Images

Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday – POLITICO

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BRUSSELS ― Ursula von der Leyen is to face a European Parliament no-confidence vote on Thursday, six officials told POLITICO.

The latest challenge to the European Commission president, in what is proving to be a rocky first year in her second term in power, will see the German forced to appear in a debate about her leadership among lawmakers in Strasbourg on Monday, followed by the vote three days later.

It is the first time in more than a decade that the head of the Commission has faced such a move.