European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survives two no-confidence votes in European Parliamen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today 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 today. 
The two bids have one common thread which is criticism over the European Union-US trade deal and unfavourable terms it has placed on European exporters. The agreement, which includes non-binding commitment to spend 750 billion Euro on US-made energy and invest 600 billion Euro in the US market, faces intense criticism from all sections of the political spectrum.
The two parties, however, have different views on other issues. The rights have concerns about EU Commission’s handling of irregular migration and misguided green policies while the left slammed its failure to tackle climate and social crisis and Israel’s offensive in Gaza.