“Is this a green programme that she has provided us? I can tell you no,” Terry Reintke, a co-leader of the Greens, said on the chamber floor. She said it was crucial that a majority of pro-European democratic groups holds to “keep the far right from getting into power”.

which is pretty sad that we need to deal with her for five more years just to keep the far right away from control.

[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

which is pretty sad that we need to deal with her for five more years just to keep the far right away from control.

Sorry what? Where did you get this idea from? There's no reason why we need to vote for this genocidal Nazi witch.

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

huh? Sure she is member of CDU but in the EU is she part of EVP/EEP/PPE?

CDU is a German party. National political parties usually form coalitions at the EU level. In this case CDU is one or the members of the EPP.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

yeah, I know that. But with her as president of the EU comission, the CDU isn't the head of EUs executive?

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a European (I'm American) but I honestly thought von der Leyen was a pinnacle of competence compared to our leaders when she was in office.

[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She's been famously incompetent and corrupt. You should change your news sources.

[–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rather an interesting find, that american sources portrayed her as pinnacle of competence.

[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago

She was always America's favoured candidate. A far right white supremacist extremist that can endorse genocide as easily as breathing.