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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/bc61c3f217652de9 https://verfassungsblog.de/von-der-leyen-faces-the-vote/ Von der Leyen Faces the Vote - A Tale of Parliamentary Control Alemanno, Alberto eng 2025-07-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 European Democracy Europäisches Parlament | Brüssel Luxemburg (Stadt) Straßburg Motion of Censure Ursula von der Leyen Europäisches Parlament | Brüssel Luxemburg (Stadt) Straßburg Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On July 10, 2025, the European Parliament votes on a motion of censure against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her entire College of Commissioners. The pending vote against von der Leyen provides a compelling case study for examining the evolving role of the censure motion as both a legal instrument of accountability and a political tool for inter-institutional dialogue. While the motion's immediate prospects for success remain minimal, its deployment illuminates fundamental questions about democratic legitimacy, institutional loyalty, and the constitutional evolution of EU governance structures towards a post-Lisbon parliamentary democracy’s logic.