EU leaders call for appointment of first female president
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#4FQHW)
Politicians want at least one woman at helm of European commission and council
EU leaders are being urged to select at least one woman when replacing Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk as the presidents of the European commission and council, positions that have only ever been held by men.
The call is being made by 70 leading politicians, including the top candidates for the jobs as well as former prime ministers and the former commission president Romano Prodi.
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