STRASBOURG ― The EU’s Patriots and The Left groups will both formally demand at midnight on Wednesday that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen face a no-confidence vote.

The move from the far-right and far-left groups, just hours after von der Leyen delivered her landmark State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, comes two months after the last no-confidence vote, which underscored the EU’s political fragmentation.

The latest motions of censure would mean von der Leyen would need to return to Parliament to justify her position as early as October.

“The EU is weaker today than ever due to the persistent failure of the president of the Commission to cope with the most pressing challenges,” the Patriots will say in their motion, obtained by POLITICO.

Among other things, they accuse von der Leyen of a lack of transparency and accountability and slam the Mercosur and U.S. trade agreements.

The Left group’s motion also criticizes the Commission’s trade policy but places a bigger emphasis in what they say is inaction by the EU executive amid Israel’s war in Gaza, according to the wording, also obtained by POLITICO.

Despite von der Leyen announcing in her State of the Union speech that she would propose sanctions against Israeli ministers and settlers, the Left’s group leadership says it is not enough.

“You have taken no real sanctions, and your announcement today changes nothing,” The Left’s co-chair, Manon Aubry, told von der Leyen after her speech. “Faced with genocide there can’t be half measures.”

Parliamentary rules say a group can only file a motion of censure with 72 signatures two months after the previous one took place — otherwise, they need 144 names. The last motion was on July 10, which means the earliest the groups can submit their motions with 72 signatures is Wednesday at midnight.

“The plan is still to submit as soon as it is possible,” said Thomas Shannon, The Left’s spokesperson. A senior Patriots official confirmed the group will also file at midnight.

To table the motion, they need to send an email to the Parliament president with the text and all the required signatures. Once filed, legal services will assess the veracity of the signatures, and if the motions are admissible, a no-confidence debate and vote could be summoned as early as October.

POLITICO has contacted the Commission for comment.