Ursula von der Leyen 'honoured' to be elected president

Name: Ursula von der Leyen 'honoured' to be elected president
Uploaded: 2019-07-16T19:23:36.000Z
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Germany's Ursula von der Leyen is voted in by MEPs as the head of the EU Commission.

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Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly elected president of the EU Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs.

The centre-right defence minister will replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on 1 November.

Europe

16 July 2019