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Video. French conservatives blast von der Leyen's 'technocratic drift'
Ahead of the congress of the European People's Party (EPP), the French delegation has come strongly against the re-election bid of Ursula von der Leyen, denouncing her as "the candidate of Mr Macron and not the right."
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