World E.U.’s Top Pick: Too Pious for Feminists, Too Feminist for Conservatives July 5, 2019July 7, 2019KATRIN BENNHOLDComments Off on E.U.’s Top Pick: Too Pious for Feminists, Too Feminist for Conservatives Unpopular at home, Ursula von der Leyen, the German defense minister, emerged as the surprise choice after back-room haggling.