Brussels : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday survived two vote of no-confidence motions as centrist parties backed her presidency. The motions, filed by the far-right and the far-left groups in the European Parliament, were debated on Monday and voted on Thursday.

The EU chief thanked the lawmakers for the support and said that the commission will keep working with the European parliament to tackle challenges faced by Europe. The motion filed by the Patriots for Europe (PfE) received 378 votes against, 179 votes in support and 37 abstentions while the motion filed by The Left received 383 votes against, 133 in support and 78 abstentions, Euro News reported.

In a statement shared on social media platform X, Ursula von der Leyen stated, "I deeply appreciate th

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