The US president campaigns before a democratic election. The people know who they can choose before they vote. Same with the UK.
There is no democratic vote, with or without proxy, before the appointment of the Commission.
Why the downvote btw? This isn't reddit.
Err, yes there is. The directly-elected European Parliament first elects the President of the European Commission, and then has to vote to appoint the entire Commission.[0]
And before they do they they hold hearings with each of the different commissioner-nominees to evaluate their suitability for the role, demanding that people are replaced or given different portfolios if they are not suitable.
Nominations for the role of President must take in to account the results of the election,[0] and the European Council nominates somebody from the largest party in Parliament. I wish that Parliament had stuck to its guns in 2014/2019 and rejected the nominees that weren't spitzenkandidaten but hopefully the new proposals tabled by Parliament creating transnational lists for Parliament will change this.[1]
[0] Article 17(7) of the Treaty on European Union
[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220429IP...
Of course there is. The commission is chosen by the countries elected representatives (and confirmed by the directly elected EU Parliament)
The downvotes are justified
The chances of it happening are low, but the vote of the people might not be upheld.