European Union leaders nominated German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday to head up the European Commission as part of a proposal over who should run the EU’s top institution.
The surprise choice of Ursula von der Leyen to replace Jean-Claude Juncker came after the main front-runners were rejected.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has also been nominated as the first woman to head the European Central Bank (ECB).
Belgian liberal Prime Minister Charles Michel is nominated to replace European Council President Donald Tusk while Spain’s Josep Borrell is proposed as foreign policy chief.
The fifth key role, president of the European Parliament, is to be chosen later today. Possible candidates include German centre-right MEP Manfred Weber and Bulgarian socialist Sergei Stanishev. Most of the roles must be ratified by the European Parliament.
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