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EU Moves Toward Qualified Majority Voting After Orban Exit
With the removal of Viktor Orban, who frequently used his veto power, the European Commission is pushing to move toward "qualified majority voting" for foreign policy decisions. Ursula von der Leyen praised the Hungarian people for "reclaiming their European path," signaling a shift that would allow the EU to bypass individual member state blockages.
President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the UN Security Council urging world leaders to remain united against Russian aggression. President Zelensky followed by calling for the UN to strip Russia of its veto power and demanding full withdrawal and reparations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was notably absent during Zelensky's remarks.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms from 2010 are discussed in the context of US ratification delays. The debate centers on whether increasing the voting shares of Brazil, Russia, India, and China would effectively strip the United States of its supermajority veto power.
