1 4 , ▁W ink ler ▁– ▁alongside ▁R ash ida ▁D ati ▁– ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁Group ▁who ▁def ied ▁their ▁own ▁group ▁and ▁voted ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁Jun cker ▁Commission ’ s ▁confirm ation . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁W ink ler ▁again ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁EP P ▁group ▁– ▁this ▁time ▁alongside ▁Rem o ▁S ern agi otto ▁– ▁who ▁opposed ▁a ▁t ough ▁resolution ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁M EP s ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁EU ▁to ▁re ass ess ▁its ▁relations ▁with ▁Russia ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Ukraine ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁W ink ler ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁a ▁painting ▁shown ▁in ▁a ▁degree ▁show ▁of ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁Leipzig ▁Academy ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁The ▁painting ▁dep icted ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁standing ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁mask ed ▁person ▁pointing ▁a ▁rif le ▁at ▁her ▁head ▁and ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁ambigu ity ▁of ▁exercise ▁of ▁power . ▁W ink ler ▁argued ▁that ▁he ▁considered ▁the ▁painting ▁to ▁be ▁“ border line ▁and ▁not ▁exactly ▁beautiful ”. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Personal ▁Home page ▁Biographie ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Christ ian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁of