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Marc BURLEIGH and Raziye AKKOC

EXPLAINED: Top jobs on eu leaders menu with von der leyen in pole position - The Real Truth

European Union European Commission Olaf Scholz Ursula von der Leyen Antonio Costa Giorgia Meloni Emmanuel Macron EPP AFD Brussels
EU leaders are expected to keep Ursula von der Leyen on as European Commission chief, even though France faces domestic political turmoil with upcoming snap elections (Credit: AFP)

EU leaders gather Monday in Brussels to thrash out over dinner how to distribute the bloc's top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track for a second term heading the European Commission.

Far-right gains in EU-wide elections, which triggered snap polls and political upheaval in France, appear to have focused minds around the positions at the bloc's helm -- negotiated among its members with an eye to geographic and political balance.

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