Senior Green-Left alliance members Bas Eickhout and Frans Timmermans respond in Utrecht to the provisional results of the election of Dutch members to the European parliament.Senior Green-Left alliance members Bas Eickhout and Frans Timmermans respond in Utrecht to the provisional results of the election of Dutch members to the European parliament.
An exit poll from the Dutch national broadcaster NOS on Thursday showed that the Green-Left alliance was on course to win eight seats, just ahead of Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party on seven seats. The margin of error, however, was one seat, suggesting a tie. While von der Leyen remains the clear frontrunner, her chances of failing to win the approval of the next European parliament are a serious possibility.One senior EU diplomat has predicted that von der Leyen has an 80%-85% chance of being reappointed by EU leaders and a 60%-65% chance of getting a majority in the parliament. She needs to win at least 361 votes, a simple majority of the 720 MEPs who will take their seats in July.