back in 2014 whenle european
union appointed jean claude
juncker, that happened
the leading candidate.
he was effectively the candidate
of the epp who got the most
votes in the election, but the
remarks are really interesting
because she's challenging this
process, and she's saying that
the heads of state will have a
key say in who becomes the next
head of the european commission.
of course, this increases her
odds of becoming the next leader
of the commission because alda
is not seen as getting the
majority of the votes in the
upcoming european elections.
>> we're lucky we have someone
who actually understands the
intricate details of how
european bureaucracy works
it's good to have you on board,
sylvia
does vestager have a real chance
here
obviously, she's very ambitious,
and she's throwing her hat into
the ring, but she's not one of
the names that come up as
potential frontrunner.
>> she has two main challenges
first one, convincing her own
country, denmark, to appoint