[ossobuco]

> The EU is a democratic institution

I don't understand how Von Der Leyen got "elected" again then, given her horrible performance, and that only a 37% of Europeans views her favourably[0]. The catastrophic situation we find ourselves in developed under her commission, after all.

> The way to hold them accountable is during elections.

Given that VDL was elected by the EU parlament with secret ballot, how do I know which MEP voted her, so that I can vote someone else at the next EU elections?

- [0]: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/03/von-der-leyens...

[surgical_fire]

Von der Leyen is president of the EU commission. Members of EU commission are appointed by each EU member head of state - who are all democratically elected. All EU countries should be democracies after all, although Hungary is certainly stretching this definition.

The president of the commission is appointed by the EU council (which is generally formed by the government of each member state), but has to be formally approved by the EU parliament.

If you are unhappy with how your countries' elected members of parliament (or how its head of state conducts your country position within the EU), you can vote to change it.

This includes decisions on which votes are by secret ballot.

[ossobuco]

Nothing of what I said is incorrect, yet you chose to provide a condescending and pointless explainer instead of addressing my arguments.

Why is VDL ruling the commission if her previous performance was terrible and she isn't viewed favorably by the majority of Europeans?

Why was she appointed by MPEs with secret ballot?

Given the current situation, do you really believe the democratic system in place for the EU provides efficient mechanisms for holding elected officials accountable for their actions?

I'd honestly expect better from the supposed "cradle of democracy".