Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president

YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. The European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen for another five years as European Commission president, POLITICO reports.

Von der Leyen, who hails from the centre-right European People’s Party, won 401 votes in a secret ballot, well above the 361 votes she needed to be elected. There were 284 votes in opposition, 15 abstentions and 7 votes declared invalid.

Now that von der Leyen has the support of both the European Council and the European Parliament, she will begin to assemble her new European Commission, the report adds.