 The former German defence minister received the support of the majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She was nominated by the bloc's 27 leaders last month and has since tried to build a broad coalition of support in the EU legislature to fend off a surge to far-right parties during the European elections in June. For more on what a new five-year term for von der Leyen will look like, I spoke to DW's Brussels correspondent, Jack Parrock.