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the party in power in the parliament and the commission is the EPP, the UK is the only member state that has zero MEPs in the EPP. so the statement is accurate
by blibble 10y ago
the party in power in the parliament and the commission is the EPP, the UK is the only member state that has zero MEPs in the EPP.
so the statement is accurate
- toyg 10y agoThat's simply because UK Tories decided their euroskepticism prevented them from joining their natural allies in the EPP. It's like Northen Irish people voting Sinn Fein were complaining that they don't actually sit in Westminster.
- blibble 10y agoso what you're saying is that the Scots shouldn't be upset that the Tories have 100% of the power as the SNP haven't joined the Conservative party? the situation is identical
- toyg 10y agoYes, absolutely, it's the same situation. Your argument is now that Scotland should break away from the UK. Congratulations, you will see the United Kingdom disappear in your lifetime.
- dang 10y ago> Congratulations, you will see the United Kingdom disappear Please don't post flamewar-style comments here, especially in divisive threads.
- azernik 10y agoThey have the right to be upset. The losers in any political system have the right to be upset. But they lost fair and square in a democratic system, and do not have the right to slander that system and its institutions.
- antr 10y agoBottom line, UK citizens are represented in the European Parliament, and have a say in EU legislation. If there is a majority in a democratic parliament, well, so be it, democracy works this way... and if the Conservative party decided not to join the EPP, that's the party's decision. It's a logical fallacy to say that "the country's laws were decided by politicians the people did not elect.", when indeed they are elected by the people.
- azernik 10y agoActually, the commission is multi-party, split between mostly EPP (Christian Democrats and the like), PES (in which Labor is a member), and, yes, one British Conservative Commissioner. The UK has zero members in the EPP because the conservatives decided to go it alone; they still have votes, they've just decided to form their own parliamentary bloc, the AECR.