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EU leaders are due to meet on Monday for a special summit to discuss who will fill the 27-nation bloc’s top posts in Brussels. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a German centre-right Christian Democrat, is seeking support for a second term in office. Her group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party (EPP), scored a clear victory in this month’s elections for the legislature, strengthening her chances for another five-year term. But she will still need the backing of a few other political groups in parliament, plus the support of a majority of the EU’s national…

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