Despite Shift To Far Right In EU Vote, Von Der Leyen Says Centrists Held Against 'Extremes'

Ursula von der Leyen will face some challenges to secure another five-year term as European Commission president, but her chances appeared good after her European People's Party (EPP) strengthened its grip as the largest faction in the European Parliament in elections across the European Union’s 27 countries that culminated on June 9.