国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Von der Leyen becomes first female EU executive chief with narrow win
<p><span word="STRASBOURG">STRASBOURG</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 16-- <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ursula">Ursula</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="avert">avert</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="comprises">comprises</span> 747 <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="was">was</span> 374 <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="component">component</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 733 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="casted">casted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> 383 <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 9 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> 374-<span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> - <span word="without">without</span> <span word="objection">objection</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28 <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> - <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="uncharted">uncharted</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span> - <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="humbles">humbles</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrage">barrage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>, <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p><span word="Von">Von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 32,000 <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> 500-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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