Members of the European Parliament have made history by electing the first woman as Commission President. Germany’s outgoing defence minister Ursula von der Leyen won lawmakers’ support for the role. She was voted in by a narrow majority.

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EU Elects First Woman President: Germany’s Conservative von der Leyen

by TRNN, The Real News Network
July 19, 2019

<h1>EU Elects First Woman President: Germany’s Conservative von der Leyen</h1> <p class="byline">by TRNN, The Real News Network <br />July 19, 2019</p> <p>Members of the European Parliament have made history by electing the first woman as Commission President. Germany’s outgoing defence minister Ursula von der Leyen won lawmakers’ support for the role. She was voted in by a narrow majority.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com/eu-elects-first-woman-president-germanys-conservative-von-der-leyen">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com">The Real News Network</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-TRNN-2021-logomark-square.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://therealnews.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=184302&amp;ga4=G-7LYS8R7V51" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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