Ursula von der Leyen · 2019

Jul 5, 2019Reported claimRated There is no such thing as an “EU president”. Ms von der Leyen has been nominated to be President of the European Commission, one of the EU’s three main institutions. This needs to be confirmed by a majority of MEPs. · Full Fact

Ursula von der Leyen

Full Fact rated the claim “Ursula von der Leyen is the new EU President.” There is no such thing as an “EU president”. Ms von der Leyen has been nominated to be President of the European Commission, one of the EU’s three main institutions. This needs to be confirmed by a majority of MEPs..

Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.

Full FactTrusted source1 sourceLive source Archived

#fact-check
#rated
#claim-about-figure

Captured 2026-08-16 from Full Fact. The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.