Ursula von der Leyen, a centre-right German politician, has won a European parliament vote with overwhelming support to stay on as president of the European Commission for a second five-year term.
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401 MEPs voted in favour, 284 against and 15 abstained. In a press conference after the vote she said: ‘This sends a strong message of confidence, and I think it’s also recognition for the hard work that we carried out together in the last five years.’
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