Von der Leyen's incompetence and clear fanaticism for a United States of Europe with EU army, foreign and immigration policies has seen her appointed as President of 500m people, with NO democratic mandate. The EU is a corrupt, totalitarian disgrace, as is its new leader.
Hard brexit (aka brexit people voted for) more likely than ever.
UvdL is not a fanatic she is anything but. In fact, she sometimes leaves the impression, that one should check if she's still breathing..
The way the president of the EC is elected hasnt changed since the UK entered or left the EU.
Deciding on a top candidate, that people should vote on, as a EU fraction, and then showing him around in most EU states during election - but not his competition for the job wouldnt have been much more democratic.
That the President of the Commission isnt directly politically elected isnt that much of an issue either. Its equivalent to maybe our version of the Queen. (Not entirely similar - more in public perception.)
The issue with the european comission having an initiative right on coming up with law proposals, and the EU parliament not having that - again is a separate issue. That is a proper/real issue in terms of democratic representation, but again - its organized that way, otherwise the EU would have a leadership/direction issue. This comes from there being very different national interests being subsumed within the EU. So it would be possible to get floating majorities for contrary positions, which would then leave the EU not able to act moreso than its an issue already.
Please remember, that the UK formally didn't exit the EU, because it was so horrible, and anti-democratic (what now the remaining 27 member states are all undemocratic and to dumb to see it?), but because of the super fun super savings and the better financial perspective Britain will apparently have over the next 20 years, and the non existing imigration crisis scare - of course.
British prime ministers REGULARLY boasted, that they were able to get undemocratic, special deals, that were more beneficial for the UK than for the rest of the EU.
Remember?
No?
This is an instance, where someone found his moral outrage, after they left. So its worth nothing. Disgruntled former member. Ignore.
Also, that we now have to spend more on military spendings - literally is the result of a refusal of out Nato member states US and UK to provide support as per usual over the past decades. So you took that an invented the "war mongering intents of that fanatic Ursula" out of that.
Bravo?