🚨🇪🇺 A READER ASKED: "VON DER LEYEN HAS NO APPROVAL RATINGS BECAUSE NOBODY ELECTED HER." He's right that she wasn't elected by anyone. But he's wrong that there are no statistics. There are. And they are devastating. This is the story of the most powerful unelected leader in Europe — and why her time is running out. 🧵👇 #EU #VonDerLeyen #EuropeanCommission #Geopolitics #IndependentAnalysis #Democracy 1/ THE READER'S POINT "Von der Leyen isn't elected by anyone, so we have no data on her popularity." It's a fair observation. She wasn't on any ballot. No citizen in Europe voted for her. She was appointed by the Council and confirmed by the European Parliament — not by the people. But that doesn't mean we don't know what the people think of her. 2/ THE NUMBERS THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE February 2026 — Polling Europe/Euroscope: • Approval: 39% • Disapproval: 44% • Net approval: -5 April 2026 — Polling Europe/Euroscope: • Net approval: -17 (a 12-point collapse in two months) • 50% of Europeans hold a negative opinion of her She went from -5 to -17 in eight weeks. 3/ THE NATIONAL PICTURE Germany (September 2026): • 45% say she's doing a "bad job" France (September 2026): • Only 12% have a positive opinion of her • One-third say she's doing a "bad job" Poland (CBOS, February 2026): • Trust: 31% — down 15 points since 2022 • Distrust: 43% — up 23 points since 2022 She is losing the three biggest countries in Europe. 4/ THE ECFR SURVEY — THE BIGGEST INDICTMENT The European Council on Foreign Relations asked Europeans a simple question: is the EU improving or deteriorating under von der Leyen? 68% said: deteriorating. Not "stable." Not "mixed." Deteriorating. Less than a third saw "renewal" or "renaissance." The Commission's own narrative of a strong, united Europe is rejected by two-thirds of its own citizens. 📂 #99 — Propaganda UE 5/ THE DEMOCRATIC PARADOX Here is the core problem: Von der Leyen cannot be voted out by the people. She can only be removed by the Council or the Parliament — institutions that are themselves increasingly delegitimized. Citizens are unhappy. They cannot change the leadership. Their frustration grows. And that frustration feeds the rise of anti-establishment parties. This is not democracy. This is a democratic deficit dressed in institutional language. 📂 #61 — Collasso dell'Europa 6/ THE REAL "POLLS" ARE ALREADY IN We don't need surveys to know what Europe thinks of von der Leyen. We have elections, protests, and prices. • Germany: CDU expelled from a Landtag for the first time since 1949. AfD at 38%. Die Linke wins Berlin. • France: Diesel at record highs. Fishermen blocking ports. "Gilets Jaunes" threatening to return. • Italy: Fuel costs up 50 cents per liter. Families choosing between fuel and food. • Everywhere: Diesel at €2.16/liter. Jet fuel up 100%. Gas up 150%. These are the real approval ratings. And they are catastrophic. 📂 #86 — Traiettoria Tedesca 📂 #113 — Crisi Diesel Europa 7/ THE EU DECIDES — AND THE PEOPLE PAY The Commission under von der Leyen has: • Cut off Russian energy — and blamed Russia • Funded a war Ukraine cannot win — with our money • Imposed sanctions that backfired on Europe • Proposed a "Centre for Democratic Resilience" — to protect itself from voters • Rejected every path to peace — Istanbul, Anchorage And when citizens protest? They are called "anti-democratic." The most anti-democratic act in Europe today is the Commission's refusal to listen to the people it claims to represent. 8/ THE GERMAN WARNING The German people have already delivered their verdict: • AfD: 38.2% • CDU: 4.9% — erased from a state parliament • Merz: 13% approval • 80% want him gone Merz and von der Leyen are two sides of the same coin. Both backed the war. Both backed the sanctions. Both backed the deindustrialization of Europe. The voters punished Merz. Von der Leyen is next in line. 📂 #86 — Traiettoria Tedesca 9/ THE DOSSIERS CONFIRM THE PATTERN 📂 #61 — Collasso dell'Europa: The continent is in political, economic, and social crisis. 📂 #86 — Traiettoria Tedesca: The CDU's collapse is a warning to all globalist leaders. 📂 #93 — Crisi Energetica: Diesel at record highs. Factories closing. 📂 #99 — Propaganda UE: The Commission's narrative is rejected by two-thirds of Europeans. 📂 #101 — Sintesi Completa: The full picture of European decline. 📂 #110 — Strategia del Caos: Fragmentation is the tool — but it's backfiring on its architects. The pattern is unmistakable. The elite is losing. And they know it. 10/ VERDICT Ursula von der Leyen was not elected by anyone. But the people have still judged her. -17 net approval. 68% say Europe is deteriorating. 45% of Germans say she's doing a bad job. Only 12% of French have a positive opinion. She cannot be voted out. But she can be repudiated — in every election, every poll, every protest. And she is. [You don't need a ballot to judge a leader. You just need to look at the diesel prices, the empty factories, the closed shops, and the voters abandoning the parties that backed her. The verdict is already in. Von der Leyen's time is running out — and Europe knows it.] Independent analysis. No ideology. Just facts. Marco | Independent Analyst ⚖️✓