The president of the European Commission and candidate of the European People’s Party, Ursula von der Leyenhas indicated that he hopes to garner the support of the socialists and liberals for a second term at the head of the European Executive, while the socialist candidate, Nicolas Schmit, has built bridges with the ‘popular’ but has closed the door to pacts with the extreme right.

“Yes, I’m confident,” she confessed, highlighting that she knows she has “a lot of work ahead.” Her group is once again the first community force and she could form a majority again, although tighter, with social democrats and liberals.

A pact that they could open to the Greens to ensure the stability of the legislature. In this way, he no longer proposes, as he did during the campaign, agreements with the extreme right which, despite having a quarter of the seats, is not decisive.

After the European elections, Von der Leyen has begun to negotiate his re-election. The first thing is to ensure his nomination, which depends on the heads of State and Government of the 27.

On June 17 he will be with them in an informal dinner in Brussels. There they will begin to think about who they designate as a candidate for the presidency of the Commission. They will also negotiate which commissioners each country gets.

Two weeks later, there will be a formal meeting at the European Council summit, at which time Von der Leyen is expected to be elected.

The last word will be the European Parliament, which is formed on July 16. It is expected that that same week they will elect the next president of the Commission who, if everything goes as planned, will be president again.