PARIS: The incoming head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, congratulated Boris Johnson after he won the race to become British prime minister on Tuesday, but warned they had "challenging times ahead."
"Congratulations to Boris Johnson for being nominated as prime minister," she said at a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. "I am looking forward to having a good working relationship with him.
"There are many different and difficult issues to tackle together. We have challenging times ahead of us."
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