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It wins because it's not really democratic. No-one votes for the EU president. No-one votes for the membership of the European Commission (which decides all th
by marcus_holmes 6y ago
It wins because it's not really democratic.
No-one votes for the EU president. No-one votes for the membership of the European Commission (which decides all the policies) [0]
I'm not saying this is a bad thing. Seeing the mess that democracy has made in the UK and USA at the moment, it's nice having at least one global power that isn't vulnerable to populist theatrics.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_legitimacy_of_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_legitimacy_of_the_E...