Everything will depend on the agreements that can be made with the right to implement joint decisions. Institutions such as the European Council are not affected by the European elections, as the presidents of the 27 are represented.
The increase in the number of seats of the far right in the European Parliament is one of the consequences of the last elections, but despite their increased presence in the House, it remains to be seen what real weight, power and influence they will have in the House of Representatives. decisions of the European Union.
To the right of the European People’s Party parliamentary groups meet European Conservatives and Reformers (adds 4 seats, to 73) e Identity and democracy (adds 9 seats and reaches 58 representatives).
Others should be added to the two current far-right groups unregistered partiessuch as Alternative for Germany (with 15 members of the European Parliament) or Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union (winner in his country with 10 seats).
While they may all be in a similar situation on some issues, positions between the two major groups, as well as between the radical right parties that have not joined them, diverge on other important issues, especially regarding the war in Syria. Europe.
How will they influence votes in Parliament?
By itself, the sum of the seats of ECR and ID (131 together), plus those of other unregistered parties, is not sufficient to make decisions, as an absolute majority is required (361 out of 720). Everything will depend on the majorities that can agree with the EPP. Predictably, it will be difficult for them to achieve a stable majority to pass laws, but they can promote specific changes.
“It will take longer than other times to draw conclusions from these 27 parallel elections and translate them into a clear parliamentary majority, which in my opinion will be flexible rather than permanent and will change depending on the proposals that the new Commission puts forward Parliament presents. ” he believes. Alberto Alemannothe professor of European Union law at HEC Paris, quoted by EFE.
Will they influence the community administrator?
The European elections serve to elect the 720 seats that make up the European Parliament, which fulfills part of the legislative function of the European Union.
The other party responsible for community laws is the EU Councilformed by the ministers of the governments of each country and therefore completely independent of the elections held.
In the same way, the European Council It consists of the heads of state and government of the community partners. This institution, where Pedro Sánchez and Emmanuel Macron sit, will also not change, as it is not elected in the elections, but depends on the representation of each state.
The European CommissionHowever, it is elected by Parliament, always on a proposal from the Council of Presidents. A right-leaning Parliament could have some influence in unbalancing the confirmation vote of the President of the European Commission (currently Ursula von der Leyen) or the approval of its team of commissioners, but these will also be the product of the agreement between the heads of state and government.
How will radical right-wing MEPs organize themselves?
It remains to be seen what will happen to the parties that are not yet registered in a parliamentary group. Not even all of them (more than 100) correspond to the political spectrum of the far right. Without going further, the seat of the Junts is among the unregistered seats.
Starting today, you can try to fit into existing groups or, if new groups are formed, join them. With them and other related groups it will be arithmetically possible to unite their votes with the votes of the people, to reach a narrow majority every now and then.
weighted voice
Although negotiations between and within groups are more complex in the case of votes at the big conference table, because differences also exist within each state, in other parliamentary fora decisions are taken by means of weighted votes, that is to say, one person controls the vote of your entire faction coordinates.
In these parliamentary committees, which deal with agenda issues or legislative work, there is no room for internal dissent, so it is easier to reach an absolute majority through an agreement, for example between the EPP, the two far-right groups and Renew . Europe, through the weighted voice of its bosses or spokespersons.
Source: EITB
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