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Article: Jose Manuel Barroso Approved as President of the European Commission for a Second Term.
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- September 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The current President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has been approved as the President of the European Commission for a second term by the European Parliament. Jose Manuel Barroso was the only candidate in the parliament vote and was elected by a substantial majority, 328 votes in favour and 219 against. "I am pleased to see that the European Parliament today approved the Council's unanimous nomination of Jose Manuel Barroso as President of the Commission," said Swedish Prime Minister and current European Council President, Frederik Reinfeldt. "This gives us the ...