Von der Leyen has been accused of a lack of professionalism for holidaying with the Greek prime minister in Crete amid multiple investigations into the Greek government’s use of spyware against opponents and the recent train disaster in Tempi.
Greece’s New Democracy’s gamble in calling a second election paid off as exit polls revealed the party won a majority of seats as the Greek Left splintered.
Despite accusations of negligence on the part of the Greek authorities, the conservative New Democracy is likely to secure one of the strongest right-wing majorities in the nation’s history.
While a clear parliamentary majority seems unlikely, the center-right New Democracy is set to win Sunday’s election, and in large part due to the promise of building a wall and having the EU pay for it.
