Von der Leyen seeks second term as European Commission chief

(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, FEB 19 - Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced her bid for a second term as chief of the European Commission, vowing to defend the bloc from forces aiming to divide it. "We must defend against divisions from within and from outside. I am sure that we have the strength to do so, and that is the task that I have set for myself," she said in Berlin, as she confirmed her candidacy following a meeting with her CDU party. (ANSA-AFP).