Von der Leyen didn't heed message from voters - FdI

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 18 - Carlo Fidanza, the head of the MEPs from Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, said Thursday that the right-wing group had voted against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen getting a second term because she hadn't taken in the message from last months EU elections.
    "The choices made (by von der Leyen) in recent days, the political guidelines, the search for support on the Left, going as far as the Greens, made our support for the reappointment of President Ursula von der Leyen impossible," said Fidanza.
    "The strong message of change that came out of the ballot box on June 9 has not been heeded".
    Fidanza added, however, said that he did not think FdI voting against a second term for von der Leyen will lead to Italy's new Commissioner getting a secondary position in the EU executive.
    "This does not affect our institutional working relationship, which we are sure will lead to... an adequate role in the next commission that Italy deserves," he said.
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