The irony here is striking — an article complaining about fake news ends up spreading it itself, by claiming that von der Leyen is unelected even though she was elected by the European Parliament.
Technically true even if the reality is more than the head of the commission is merely confirmed by the parliament after being proposed which is to say appointed by the council.
Supposedly, the council should put forward the candidate of the main party in the parliament but this has already been breached once.
But the system is likely to change soon because Von Der Leyen keeps playing with fire with the prerogatives of the position and annoying the council so much that I believe a change is unavoidable.
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[ 5.0 ms ] story [ 15.5 ms ] threadSupposedly, the council should put forward the candidate of the main party in the parliament but this has already been breached once.
But the system is likely to change soon because Von Der Leyen keeps playing with fire with the prerogatives of the position and annoying the council so much that I believe a change is unavoidable.