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For the amount of bona-fide progress they pushed, the European Parliament has some un-democratic elements. Many of the votes are just decided with a show of han
by RicoElectrico 6y ago
For the amount of bona-fide progress they pushed, the European Parliament has some un-democratic elements. Many of the votes are just decided with a show of hands, even though there's electronic system in place[1]. Sure it wouldn't change the outcome, but always voting electronically would ensure accountability of MEPs to people they represent.
[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+IM-PRESS+20060628STO09319+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP/...
- estaseuropano 6y agoI agree but there's also another side: voting by show of hands makes it more difficult for parties to enforce voting discipline. This in turn means MEPs have more of a choice. All important votes are however anyway with electronic voting.