> But was she not elected by EU members of parliment
Technically she was nominated by the European Council, i.e. the heads of state of the 27 member countries. EU Parliament is called to approve or reject the nomination of the entire Commission, which is theoretically set up by the candidate president (in practice national governments have a big say, and there are formulas to guarantee representation in the cabinet for every country in a cyclical manner).
Whether that is democratic or not, well... if they don't trust their own head of state, I reckon their democratic system has bigger problems than some text messages.
Technically she was nominated by the European Council, i.e. the heads of state of the 27 member countries. EU Parliament is called to approve or reject the nomination of the entire Commission, which is theoretically set up by the candidate president (in practice national governments have a big say, and there are formulas to guarantee representation in the cabinet for every country in a cyclical manner).
Whether that is democratic or not, well... if they don't trust their own head of state, I reckon their democratic system has bigger problems than some text messages.