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Originally Posted by jonbxx
What I said wasn’t an opinion so I am not sure what was naive about what I posted. MEPs are elected (sort of under the d’Hondt proportional representation system) If the electorate is politically engaged then they have the option to not vote for parties that do not reflect their interests or indeed stand themselves if no one does. That opportunity comes up every 5 years, just like our parliament.
To say the EU is not democratic is not true if the voting population are engaged in the process. If they or we are not, then that’s not the EUs fault surely.
If the results of the election don’t go the way we want, as long as the result is fair, it’s still democratic isn’t it?
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It is indeed naïve (or pedantic) to describe the EU as democratic. I have explained why the Parliament is undemocratic and just because they have elections every 5 years doesn't make the result democratic for the voters of Britain. Which is one of the sound reasons that they have rejected the EU.