Strade, October 25, 2017, VoxEurop, November 7, 2017
The press is undeniably in favor of the idea of transnational ballots for the European elections, which now also has the backing of one head of State –Emmanuel Macron 1 himself – and of the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker 2.
The proposal for transnational ballots was launched some forty years ago by European federalists and would, according to its partisans, have the benefit of reinforcing the European nature of one specific election, that of the European Parliament. The European Parliament continues to have a very national character and has decreasingly attracted the interest and, therefore passion, of European citizens. Lire la suite