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      • Erin McLaughlin
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        Erin McLaughlin is an international correspondent based in CNN's London bureau.

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      • Outgoing German Defence Minister and EU Commission president nominee Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her statement for her candidacy for President of the Commission at the European Parliament on July 16, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. - Ursula von der Leyen faced the European Parliament on July 16 ahead of a knife-edge secret vote to confirm her in Brussels' top job. The 60-year-old conservative will replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission if she secures a majority in the Strasbourg assembly. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images)

        European Commission elects first female president

        Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the European Commission's first female president. CNN's Erin McLaughlin reports.

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