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2019-07-18 Persons

2766.

Who has been elected as the first female president of European Commission?

Angela Merkel

Sigmar Gabriel

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

Ursula von der Leyen

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Ursula von der Leyen, German Defence Minister, has been elected as the first female president of the European Commission. Leyen was nominated by a narrow margin of 383 votes, just nine votes over the required 374. There were 327 votes against her and 22 abstentions.