Claim: Ursula von der Leyen is the new EU President.
Fact-check: Was the new President of the European Commission democratically elected? - Full Fact
Verdict: 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.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-07-05T00:00:00