Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and the lead candidate of the European People’s Party (EPP), said the grouping will guard against extremes in Brussels.
Speaking after the release of an exit poll which predicted the EPP will remain the largest grouping in Brussels, Von der Leyen said the EPP will deliver a “Europe that delivers, a strong Europe.”
“Together with others, we will build a bastion against the extremes from the left and from the right. We will stop them, this is for sure,” she said.
With a predicted 181 seats, Von der Leyen said “no majority can be formed without the EPP.”
If confirmed, the prediction means the EPP would have lost just six seats since the last election in 2019, despite strong predicted gains for far-right parties.
Manfred Weber, President of the EPP, shared his support for Von der Leyen.
