The CDU, the main German conservative force, has named Ursula von de Leyen as a candidate to preside over the European Commission for a second term, as announced yesterday by the current president of the institution and the president of this formation, Friedrich Merz.
Merz noted that the decision in the CDU had been made “unanimously.” The hegemony of the German CDU within the European People’s Party (EPP) turns the meeting that this formation will hold on March 6 and 7 in Bucharest to formalize its presentation into a mere procedure.
In the last five years, Von der Leyen has become the most popular politician in the European Union, in a mandate in which she has had to face issues such as the management of the covid pandemic or the first two years of Russia’s war. in Ukraine.
On the contrary, he has had to back down on one of the flagship projects of his mandate, the Green Pact, due to the take to the streets of farmers in most European countries, who reject the fiscal and phytosanitary policies that the Commission had planned. .
It is the European leaders who elect the presidency of the European Commission, for which they consider the results of the elections. Polls point to a victory for the EPP, which does not have another candidate, a fact that paves Von der Leyen’s path to re-election. Especially if you consider the support he has among the great European leaders, from Emmanuel Macron to Olaf Scholz, whom he has visited significantly in the last week.
