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Von der Leyen tightens grip on EU but trouble looms | Jennifer Rankin
Despite cementing control, the EU commission’s president faces a daunting second term amid the rise of the far right
Ursula von der Leyen was leaving nothing to chance. At a private meeting with members of the European parliament in Strasbourg last Tuesday, she chose not to reveal who would get what job in her incoming European Commission, due to take office at the end of the year.
Then immediately afterwards, during a brisk 21-minute press conference, she announced every single name, leaving MEPs fuming. “That’s not how it should be done,” said one.
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