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Now it’s official: Ursula von der Leyen he is running to remain at the helm of the EU Commission. “I took office in 2019 because I firmly believe in Europe. Europe is home for me” and “today, five years later, I make the very conscious and well-considered decision to run for a second mandate”, she said during of a press conference in Berlin, next to the president of the CDU, Friedrich Merz.