EU leader fail to agree on von der Leyen’s second term

YEREVAN, JUNE 18, ARMENIA. EU leaders failed to back Ursula von der Leyen for another term as European Commission president Monday night. 

“There is no agreement tonight,” European Council President Charles Michel told reporters late Monday night after the leaders’ dinner.

Leaders will continue discussions at a later date, presumably at their next meeting on June 27-28.

According to POLITICO, in the wake of the European election, an early consensus emerged around Germany’s von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president, Portugal’s António Costa as European Council president, Malta’s Roberta Metsola as the European Parliament boss and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas as foreign policy chief.