There seems to be something missing in the way Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated to be the sole candidate to become President of the EU Commission.
He has accepted to be nominated by the EU Counsellors who also fully expect MEPs to adopt him as their President ! Was this after he had made a convincing presentation of his ideas to the Counsellors that he was chosen ?
Usually when a politician stands for election he explains his goals and the benefits voters can expect. Is he going to do this before the vote by MEPs to make him President of the Commission ?
There are 751 MEPs in the EU Parliament representing 28 countries. For many of the MEPs it is their first term of office and it will also be the first time many of them will "meet" Jean-Claude Juncker and "get to know him" !
Is it therefore, too much to expect Jean-Claude Juncker to make a presentation of his aims ahead of the vote in Parliament and even answer key questions from MEPs ?
Were MEPs not elected to cover problems which have not been satisfactorily solved by the EU up to now ? Or should they "rubber stamp" the nomination of Juncker ? Did their electors recently not send clear new messages to all Leaders in the EU Council ?
Or is there perhaps a lack of Democracy in the EU somewhere ?
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