Lawmakers Narrowly Approve Von der Leyen as EU Chief
Skeptical EU lawmakers approved German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen's appointment as president of the European Commission by the narrowest of margins in a knife-edge secret ballot Tuesday.
The 60-year-old conservative will take over from Jean-Claude Juncker on November 1 and become the first woman in the powerful post, but she won only 383 votes in the 751-seat parliament.
Source: Agence France Presse
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