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With the European People's Party at 189 MEPs, the Socialist & Democrats (S&D) at 136 and Renew dropping to 74 seats, Ursula von der Leyen's mainstream centrist coalition backing has dropped below 400, a narrow 38 seats above a majority - and in a secret ballot (Photo: European Parliament)

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Numbers game: political group reshuffles threaten von der Leyen's reelection

Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for re-election as EU Commission president is increasingly under pressure from group reshuffles in the European Parliament.

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With the European People's Party at 189 MEPs, the Socialist & Democrats (S&D) at 136 and Renew dropping to 74 seats, Ursula von der Leyen's mainstream centrist coalition backing has dropped below 400, a narrow 38 seats above a majority - and in a secret ballot (Photo: European Parliament)

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

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