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I dont know, the idea that people even cared for EU elections sounds ludicrous. I mean they completely ignored the result in the selection of the new EU leading person and nobody cares.

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More than 200 million people voted in the last eu elections. Somebody cared.

That says nothing. There is no widespread feeling that russian-whatever is causing EU's current issues. Saying that it is the Russians is just as effective as sticking its head in the sand and parroting american political chitchat. On the other hand, a perceived external threat usually increases coherence in nation states, but EU is a different kind of institution that should not pretend to work this way.

several things: the head of the European comission isn't elected in a popular election, but chosen by representatives of the respective countries, and then affirmed by parliament. So that has little relevance to the actual elections of the parliament itself.

Furthermore cooperation between European countries on election security isn't just relevant when it comes to EU elections, but also when national elections are at stake.

> the head of the European comission isn't elected in a popular election, but chosen by representatives of the respective countries, and then affirmed by parliament.

Exactly. All the more reason why people don't care. Having a parliament for decoration is not something to boast about.

the parliament is not for decoration simply because it does not elect the head of the commission by direct vote. The EU is a supranational collection of countries, not a nation state.

Right, there are many other reasons too. I actually agree, and i would wish EU would stop trying more and more to become a state, and return to being an economic union that encourages each member to use its competitive advantages to prosper.

The eu is the biggest meddler in national elections

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