> “I find it very disturbing how the EU party system works above country party systems, where the EPP often overrides what the people in their own respective co

> “I find it very disturbing how the EU party system works above country party systems, where the EPP often overrides what the people in their own respective countries voted for.” How else could it work? Within the larger group, the majority rule means that someone gets voted down. Requiring unanimous support for all initiatives means nothing gets done most of the time. In the US, the national Democratic Party doesn’t support everything that the Vermont Democratic Party wants. That’s just political reality.