German conservative politician Ursula von der Leyen has been confirmed as the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) lead candidate (or so-called Spitzenkandidat) to become the next European Commission president, following June's elections.
The 65-year-old politician, who is regarded by her political family as the face and voice of the EU in the global arena, received 400 votes in favour and 89 votes against. But more than one-third of the EPP delegates did not exercise their vote. ...
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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.