It looks as if the centrist coalition will hold on to the main executive positions and be able to shape the incoming commission
.President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the plenary session during the summit on peace in Ukraine, in Obburgen, Switzerland at the weekend. Bargaining over coalitions, positions and policies in the European Union will proceed apace now that the European Parliament election results are in. While there has been an overall shift to the right, the picture is uneven. It is most pronounced in Germany, France and Italy, three large states which deeply affect EU policy-making.
Von der Leyen has already indicated she is willing to co-operate politically with Italian prime minister Georgia Meloni, who she says favours the rule of law and is pro-Ukraine, differentiating her from other hard and far right parties.
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