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You're absolutely right. You can also even just observe the following litmus test of democratic legitimacy: what percentage of people have even heard of Ursula
by andrepd 2y ago
You're absolutely right.
You can also even just observe the following litmus test of democratic legitimacy: what percentage of people have even heard of Ursula von der Leyen (or most of her predecessors) before her appointment to the most powerful position in the EU? Contrast that with their country's president or prime minister and you will see why one is democratically legitimate and the other is not.
- blitzar 2y agoThe current prime minister of the uk was not elected for the position, they were given it by virtue of leading the party that won the most seats, the leadership of which was not voted for by the general public.
- graemep 2y agoYes, but people know who the head of the party was, and they knew who their local MP would be. People dislike changes of party leadership by the party in power between elections because they get someone they did not vote for. It is also only one layer removed from the people directly voted in. The EU Commissioners are another layer or too removed from who people voted for.
- blitzar 2y agoEU commissioners have no voice of their own, they are simply a vassal of the elected government of their country.