The incumbent president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen – one of Europe’s most powerful politicians – is going for a second term in this year’s European elections. “I’m a proud European, a mother of seven, and I’m running for a second term as president of the European Commission,” is how von der Leyen introduces herself on her website. She even released a video of herself on Tuesday running in the countryside to hammer home the point. But the problem is that what von der Leyen says about “running” for election is not entirely true. How the commission president is picked Commis…