Von der Leyen Reelected to EU Top Job in Push for Stability

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Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech in Strasbourg, on July 18.Photographer: Frederick Florin/Getty Images
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Ursula von der Leyen won a second five-year term as president of the European Union executive’s arm, marking a vote for stability at a time when several key European leaders are facing significant political challenges back home.

The European Parliament voted Thursday in a secret ballot to approve her renomination as European Commission president with 401 in favor, clearing the threshold of 360 that she needed.