Ursula von der Leyen will run for a second term as President of the European Commission

Ursula von der Leyen will run for a second term/Markus Schreiber/Associated Press

Ursula von der Leyen, the current president of the European Commission, has voiced her desire to run for a second term. The official, who is known for her pro-Ukrainian position, called it a “conscious and balanced decision.”

Ursula von der Leyen said that if the Congress of the European People's Party (ΈΡΡ) will nominate her as the main candidate for the post of President of the European Commission in March, she “intends to take on this role.”

How the President of the European Commission is elected

The President of the European Commission is elected for a term of five years in June. The elected President takes effect five months after the elections to the European Parliament.

It is the “key candidate” from the party that receives the most votes in the European elections who receives the post of President of the European Commission .

What is von der Leyen’s position regarding Ukraine

President of the European Commission visited Ukraine many times since the start of the full-scale invasion. Ursula von der Leyen also stated that “the EU will be able to fulfill its promise to supply a million ammunition to Ukraine within 12 months.”

We are very We are strongly pushing industry, the military-industrial base. We pay a lot of attention to this. “We are doing everything possible and working hard to achieve our goals,” she commented on military assistance to Ukraine.

During the recent debate in the European Parliament, von der Leyen also made many statements in support Ukraine. In particular, she said that “Europe will be on the side of Ukraine every day of the war and every day after it.”

She noted that on the way to the EU our state is making significant reforms and this progress is happening “not only because of the demands of Europe, but also because of the deep desire of the Ukrainians.”

The President of the European Commission said that Putin’s strategic defeat lies in the fact that that Kiev did not fall, but on the contrary, it survived and returned most of the territory that Russia occupied. In addition, the EU remained united and NATO became stronger.