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First female president of the European Commission

17-7-2019

Members of the European Parliament yesterday elected, with a narrow vote, Ursula Von Der Leyen to be the first female president of the European Commission and to be the first German for the post since 52 years. Leyen won the support of 383 members to replace Jean Claude Juncker when he steps down this November. To note, that before her election, Leyen was appointed as defense minister for her country in 2013 to be the first women also for the post. Leyen, 61, graduated from Hannover University School of Medicine, is fluent in French, German and English and a mother of 7. Following her secret ballot election in the European Parliament in Strasburg, Leyen said: “My message to all of you is the following: let us work together constructively, for what is needed is a united and strong Europe.” (An Nahar, July 17, 2019)

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