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The EU’s centre-right celebrated victory after provisional results for the European Parliament elections boosted the chances of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of a second term, in a vote that also saw a surge of the far right. “Today is a good day for the EPP,” von der Leyen said as the initial forecasts were released on Sunday night, referring to her centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group. In a speech welcoming the result, von der Leyen said that she would work with political groups from the centre left and liberals that originally backed her to win reappointment…

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