Overview

• The Parliament rejected two no‑confidence motions filed by Jordan Bardella’s Les Patriotes pour l’Europe and The Left co‑led by Manon Aubry.
• The Bardella motion drew 179 votes in favor, 378 against and 37 abstentions; the Left motion received 133 in favor, 383 against and 78 abstentions, well short of the two‑thirds needed.
• Four French center‑right PPE members, including François‑Xavier Bellamy, backed the Bardella motion to protest the EU‑Mercosur agreement and to assert national‑parliament ratification rights.
• Von der Leyen thanked MEPs for the “strong support” on X after the votes, even as centrist and socialist leaders publicly pressed her over coalition coherence and direction.
• Debate grievances ranged from trade and migration to transparency and Gaza policy, and the repeat censure attempts highlighted strains that could complicate the Commission’s legislative and trade agenda.