Ursula von der Leyen declared her candidacy for a second term at the head of the European Commission. A member of the CDU, the German conservative party long led by Angela Merkel, the ex-minister received the support of his political family gathered in Berlin on Monday.
The European elections will lead to a renewal of the heads of the main institutions of the EU, including the Commission. The far right parties are not hiding their ambitions, driven by Europeans' concerns about the economic slowdown, environmental regulations and asylum policy.