[DeusExMachina]

The two are not comparable. In the US, the presidential candidate is known in advance and people vote mostly for the candidate they want, even if indirectly.

In the EU, no party runs with a candidate for the commission. Those are decided only after the election and are often people that would have lost a party votes if they were known in advance.

[victorbjorklund]

So they are both elected indirectly but US president candidates are more well known for a longer time. Got it.