Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

EU Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen Wins New Term


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AFP

Strasbourg, France: EU lawmakers on Thursday handed Ursula von der Leyen another five-year term as European Commission president during their first parliamentary session since June elections.

Von der Leyen won with the support of 401 MEPs in the 720-seat chamber -- comfortably over the 361-vote majority she needed to remain head of the EU's executive body. There were 284 who voted against in the secret ballot.

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