a tug of war the recruitment process seeks to balance out a number of factors you really that is personal experience that is part of political considerations but it's also the influence of member states who always try to push their candidates so even in the case of jogo the current head of the european commission it wasn't easy it was quite a difficult process and everyone expected to be exactly the same this time a very tricky. ok we're going to talk some more just a bit let's take a look 1st at some of the main contenders to become the new e.u. commission president. they are lining up for the top jump in brussels and it's anything but child's play who will make the race right now all 3 candidates are in the running to become the next president of the european commission the e.u. is highest on what i want done as a politician might have it of best tagger she positioned herself as the liberal frontrunner and would be the 1st woman to serve as president of the european