Politics
Ursula von der Leyen to seek new EU term amid Ukraine and US challenges
The German leader has informed her party that she intends to seek a second term as head of the European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen has told her party she will seek a second mandate to lead the European Union’s executive arm, as the bloc struggles with challenges from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Von der Leyen, 65, briefed the leadership of her centre-right CDU party at a meeting in Berlin on Monday, according to a person familiar with the issue.
Her candidacy, which was widely ...
