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Ursula von der Leyen is aiming for a second term as President of the EU Commission. The CDU politician explained this at a meeting of the party leadership in Berlin, as the news agencies dpa and Reuters learned from the CDU federal executive board. Von der Leyen said she was looking forward to the joint election campaign, it was said.
The post of EU Commission President must be filled after the European elections in June. As a rule, a candidate from the European party family that performs best in the European elections is appointed. The EPP is clearly ahead in surveys so far. There is therefore a good chance that von der Leyen can remain president.
As President of the EU Commission, von der Leyen has been in charge of around 32,000 employees since December 1, 2019, who, among other things, make proposals for new EU laws and monitor compliance with the European Treaties. The 65-year-old also sits at the table as an EU representative at almost all major international summits such as the G7 or G20. The US magazine Forbes recently named von der Leyen the “most powerful woman in the world”.
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