boris: She won the support of 383 MEPs, nine votes more than required to secure an absolute majority but below the 400 threshold that would have given her a stable majority to get her policies through parliament over the next five years, according to The Guardian. She will take over from Juncker on the day that Boris Johnson, who is likely to be the next British prime minister, has said he will take the UK out of the EU with or without a deal. In a secret ballot, MEPs voted narrowly to support the German defence minister as a replacement for Jean-Claude Juncker when he steps down on 31 October. Von der Leyen said she would be open to Brexit being delayed further for a good reason although she insisted the withdrawal agreement would not be renegotiated. Confidence in a united and strong Europe, from east to west, from south to north. After the announcement of the result, she said The trust you place in me is confidence you place in Europe.
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