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That sounds like, parliamentary democracy? I mean, how many regular people voted for Boris Johnson as PM, for example. The answer is exactly 0. That's just ho

• jariel 6y ago
  No it's not 'like a parliamentary democracy' at all - the only 'resemblance' is that that there is some degree of 'representation'. But the similarities end there. You've actually provided a specific example - the most recent UK election, which highlights even further the lack of democracy in the EU, which is a 'confidence' election based on some important or existential issue, in that case, Brexit. + Voters were very well informed that Boris Johnson was to be the PM if a specific party were elected + They were very aware of the general platform of the parties + They were even more aware that the issue at the crux of the election was the type of resolution towards Brexit. + UK elected MPs have tremendous power - demonstrated in that very case: previous to the election, Boris Johnson faced a kind of censure by Parliament several times, MPs of all stripes voting for and against him. + The UK MPs collectively introduced legislation and forced the hand of government on several occasions. + The government was threatened with dissolution on several occasions, over a very important issue. None of this happens in the EU, by design. The EU is not a 'representative democracy' rather, it's a political entity which governs largely unto it's own devices - but in which some actions must have it's actions approved by elected officials.