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The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) has won the European Parliament elections with 191 seats, an initial forecast from the EU legislature shows, with all polls closed on Sunday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen now stands a stronger chance of securing a second term with her EPP group, which she campaigned for, performing so well, despite far-right gains, and losses among liberal and green parties. 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 reappoi…

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