Ursula von der Leyen Confident for New EU Commission Mandate

Ursula von der Leyen expressed confidence in securing a new term as the European Commission's president. Initial EU projections show her party, the European People's Party, leading in EU Parliament seats. She remains optimistic yet acknowledges the hard work ahead for her second mandate.

Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday she was confident she could win a new mandate as the European Commission's president, after initial projections from the European Union showed her centrist European People's Party (EPP) with the most seats in the EU Parliament.

"Yes, I am confident, but of course I know there is a lot of hard work ahead of me. But I am definitely confident, as far as my running for a second mandate is concerned," she said.