The European parliament has approved Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second five-year term as president of the European Commission, which will begin on December 1. Von der Leyen’s slate of commissioners won 54 per cent of the votes cast on Wednesday, following a deal between EU political groups last week.

Ursula von der Leyen will preside over the most rightwing European Commission in decades, as EU lawmakers are set to approve her team for the next five years on Wednesday. The German’s slate of commissioners is expected to receive more than the 361 votes required from a broad coalition in the European parliament ranging from the Greens to the rightwing Brothers of Italy.