They are expected to reach an informal decision on Monday, before sealing the deal during the next European Council summit on June 27-28.
According to Scholz, “everyone agrees that we will quickly decide all these issues in one go.” Earlier this week, Macron had also said he believed EU talks could deliver a decision on Brussels’ top jobs in the coming week.
Von der Leyen is tipped to secure a second mandate following the electoral success of her center-right European People’s Party in this month’s European election.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION RESULTS
Updating. Based on provisional results and national estimates.
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| Group | Seats | Change | Seats % |
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| 190 | 26.4 % | ||
| 136 | 18.9 % | ||
| 80 | 11.1 % | ||
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Conservatives and Reformists |
76 | 10.6 % | |
| 58 | 8.1 % | ||
| 52 | 7.2 % | ||
| 39 | 5.4 % | ||
| 89 | 12.4 % |
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Scholz, who has not publicly endorsed von der Leyen, said that “there is every indication that Ursula von der Leyen will be able to serve a second term” following the election.
“As you know, the government I lead has made this possible in its own coalition agreement,” Scholz said. “In this respect, I believe it is now a matter of bringing everything together very quickly and coherently. And we will succeed,” he said.
The German leader also hinted that von der Leyen should steer clear of alliances with far-right parties.