SPEECH - CDU Nominates Ursula von der Leyen For Second Term As European Council President

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 19: (SPEECH) Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and member of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), explains how she first became European Council president as she speaks to the media at CDU headquarters after the CDU nominated her for a second term on February 19, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Von der Leyen will also very likely be confirmed as candidate for a second term at an upcoming congress of the European People's Party (EPP) in Bucharest im March. The European Union is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections in June. (Footage by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)