The European Parliament on Thursday re-elected Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission with 401 votes in her favour. Von der Leyen needed to get a majority of at least 361 votes in the 720-seat chamber to be re-elected in the secret ballot. The first woman to lead the EU’s executive arm, von der Leyen campaigned on her crisis management record in response to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic. Von der Leyen’s successful re-election to lead the powerful commission for another five years is a signal of stability for the Eur…