How to select a President (UK and EU)?

Question

The post of british prime-minister is becoming more and more presidential.

The EU have decided that they will have a president whether the people want it or not.

Now, I have been bored to death with the coverage of Hillary/Obama - its none of my business who the americans end up with as president - Just let me know who finally gets the job!

However it did show how much scrutiny the US system subjects candidates to - as opposed to the close, secretive, unrepresentative process the EU president will be subjected to.

Shouldn't candidates for the EU presidency go through a similar process to that in the USA?

Answer 1

I think the US process is a shambles. They concentrate far to much on the celebrity side of a president and hoopla rather then the actual issue's.

Can anyone name me a couple of Obama's policies?

Answer 2

yes they should.

Answer 3

no,the European Union is a treaty-based institutional framework established to mange economic and political welfare. also the european union addresses the people's needs, (Democratic system).

Answer 4

No president in the UK

and the eu can get stuffed!.

Answer 5

The American way is so expensive and so American, do we really want to go that way.

Answer 6

You should be interested as the President of USA is a very powerful leader and in some wys dictates how the rest of the world is run. He/she certainly has a puppet in the UK primeminister

Answer 7

totally agree with you

Answer 8

You may have been bored with the Hillary/Barack saga, but at least it has generated interest and each one has been put under the microscope showing warts and all.

Good to see live debate too.

A bit of that wouldn't go amiss over here instead of the 'spin-wrapped' package that is presented.

The flip side is the cost of the razzmatazz.  would we all be prepared to contribute?

I begrudge paying tax at present, but if I helped choose a good,open and smart under pressure person as President I might not resent it so much.

We hardly see any of our MPs electioneering.  They seem afraid to expose themselves to public off the cuff questioning.

bruce m, I await the Irish vote with interest.  Hope it's 'no'.  That will put the cat among the pigeons.

Answer 9

god forbid we do get an EU president. let's hope Ireland prevent this one.