As could be expected, the Patriots for Europe motion was voted down today, reflecting the unwillingness of the mainstream forces to acknowledge the failure of the policies they support.
The European Commission president is now facing a third no-confidence motion in as many months, highlighting deepening discontent with her leadership across the political spectrum.
The press conference, advertised by The Left group as Ilaria Salis 1 : Orbán 0, was a display of hypocrisy and an attempt at shameless political point-scoring.
Though the latest two are likely doomed to fail as did the first one, the string of three motions highlights the growing erosion of the Commission President’s authority.
