Von Der Leyen wins by 52% of the vote

[chopper]

Farage says she has no legitimacy

It's OK, as there will be a confirmatory vote in October...

[meridian]

Rejected by a vote of MEPs? (Rhetorical, in case you hadn't noticed).

Rejected by a vote of 28 democratically elected leaders of the member states.

[Mordac]

There were other candidates which were all rejected. If she would have been rejected another tone would have been put forward. You're talking BS as usual.

Rejected by a vote of MEPs? (Rhetorical, in case you hadn't noticed).

[AtW]

She got 52% of votes from 100% of eligible voters.

How many %-tage Tory Scum party got in the last election - 30% of 60%?

[darmstadt]

Shades of Gordon Brown eh?

[Eirikur]

She has no legitimacy because there was no opposition. Who was running the election, Mugabe?

It's a testament to her incompetence that she only got 52%. They couldn't even find a muppet who was happy to come second. More likely they were scared the muppet might have won

At least there was a vote, all the other top jobs have been stitched up behind closed doors. You can stick your fake "democracy" up your It's a sham, and you're way, way too thick to see it.

There were other candidates which were all rejected. If she would have been rejected another tone would have been put forward. You're talking BS as usual.

[Mordac]

Farage says she has no legitimacy

The irony

On Twitter

Remind me which other vote ended up with a 52% majority

She has no legitimacy because there was no opposition. Who was running the election, Mugabe?

It's a testament to her incompetence that she only got 52%. They couldn't even find a muppet who was happy to come second. More likely they were scared the muppet might have won

At least there was a vote, all the other top jobs have been stitched up behind closed doors. You can stick your fake "democracy" up your It's a sham, and you're way, way too thick to see it.

[BrilloPad]

Remind me which other vote ended up with a 52% majority

The one you lost. And refuse to accept you lost.

[vetran]

I demand a people's / do-over / mulligan / loser's vote




Bit much when they have a single candidate she only gets 52%

Saddam did better than that.

Elections in Iraq - Wikipedia

Its is close to Mugabe's worst wins though.

Elections in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

[BlasterBates]

Indeed, she was nominated because the European Parliament couldn't agree on a candidate.

[Eirikur]

Farage says she has no legitimacy

The irony

On Twitter

Nigel Farage
@Nigel_Farage
Ursula von der Leyen has scraped in by 9 votes. Power but no legitimacy.

Remind me which other vote ended up with a 52% majority