Von der Leyen Re-elected As President Of European Commission

Belgium, Brussels —  Ursula von der Leyen secured a second term as head of the European Commission on Thursday, 18 July 2024  with 401 votes. 

In the ballot, 284 members of the 720-member European Parliament voted against von der Leyen's bid for a five-year extension as head of the EU's powerful executive body, while 401 voted in her favor. 

Von der Leyen, of the centre-right European People's Party, received 401 votes in a secret ballot, well above the 361 votes required to be elected, the UK-based Reuters news agency reported. 

For a second term, Ursula von der Leyen will continue to lead the Commission as Boss. She was assigned by MEPs for the first time in July 2019.