Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as Commission President and can take a holiday – throughout the entire weekend. Then the work begins to piece together people and assignments to fulfill all the new promises.
WorldThe EU Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen can continue her job for five more years. The EU Parliament supports her – with a margin of 41 votes.
WorldIt leans towards strong Swedish support for Ursula von der Leyen as continued Commission President in the EU. But nothing is given yet – and SD and V are clearly against.
WorldA nine-language Slovenian is the newly elected EU parliament's top polyglot. The Swedes are mostly content with English.
World politicsThe Environment Party can celebrate and dance into the election night. With the majority of the votes counted, the party will be the third largest in the EU election with 13.8 per cent. It feels absolutely fantastic. It's a success, says top candidate Alice Bah Kuhnke to TT.
Swedish politicsThe government was grossly misleading in its presentation of its marine environment proposal, which is intended to protect fish stocks. Former Environment Minister Isabella Lövin (MP) believes this.
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