Who Will Be The Next EU President? | EU Elections
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- Ursula von der Leyen's has been officially nominated as the EPP Group's lead candidate, a significant move positioning her as a frontrunner for the EU Commission President. We unpack the controversial Spitzenkandidat process, introducing key contenders from various political factions, including veterans like Nicolas Schmit and climate champions Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout. But with a twist in the tale, we explore why the race for presidency is anything but predictable. Amidst backstage politics and the quest for democratic reform, we question the future of EU leadership elections. Your thoughts on potential reforms could shape the future! Don't miss this insightful journey into EU politics, and join the conversation to make your voice heard. Subscribe for more clarity on the EU elections and help us demystify the path to political empowerment.
This video is part of a weekly series where we shine light on the European elections in 3 parts: A spotlight story, the polls and then the race for commission president. The EU elections are on the 9th of June 2024 so make sure to subscribe and stay tuned for election updates.
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Could you make a video about each of the parties and what they want from Europe? And maybe how it interplays?
It's coming :). Once all the manifestos are official
@@EUMadeSimple Nice! I appreciate it!
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Boys?hmm
Yes, we definitely need that!
@dracobaby-zh1cb2dn3b Only you and the people that think like you. The rest of us are not messed up in the head like you are. Sorry not everyone wants or likes this psychopatic thinking.
Ursula is pure evil.
That's a bit extreme 😅
Well Say!
@@mr.netflix9149 no she is really pure evil, a warmonger, and she threatens member states, sanctions member states and is corrupt
Reminds me of Germany in ww2
I don't agree with everything you say in your videos, but I do value information you share with us viewers. It is important to understand someone else's perspective and learn from it. When you mention controversial matters you do it professionally. When I first saw your vids, I thought of you as some sponsored propaganda, but today?
Today you earned yourselves a new subsciber! ❤
I appreciate it Kedar :) great to have you onboard. I try to keep my videos unbiased until the end where I give an opinion. But I try to make it very clear when it is my opinion :)
You can not agree with someone 100% of the time and the information hhe provides is good
I literally searched yesterday for a video like this and there was none. Now, this channel uploads it. What are the chances?
Haha. Just felt it was time
You live in the Matrix and the idea was farmed from your brain by the simulation mainframe.
I like the system we have in Norway. The parliament elects the prime minister and can submit motions of no confidence to everyone in government individually and collectively. This ensures that power lies in parliament (which represents everyone) rather than the government (which often represents less than half of the electorate)
Yeah I think that would be a better system in the EU with the European Parliament elects the leader, like you said, the power is shared over far more people.
I also think reforms are needed to the EU where the European Parliament is giving more powers at the expense of the EU Commission, whiles merging the EU Commission and President as one and making it directly election, it would help to reduce many of the Eurosceptics that say the EU isn't democratic enough, or force them to focus on other areas which could weaken there argument.
Either way, reforms are needed and I think there needs to be a big push on that after the elections.
I agree. In Italy often we have bad prime ministers (directly elected) and good presidents (elected from the parliament). I think is the best to vote for the parliament and they vote for the president. Is much more stable, democratic and the president always have the majority at the beginning of the mandate.
This is what happens in all European Parliaments.
@@giovannia.1692You don't directly elect a PM.
@@AB-zl4nh technically no, practically yes. We are voting for the parties but parties have 1 candidate who then becomes the prime minister. Let’s be realistic.
Thank you for this. We need more information about the EU elections. It's a topic that does not get much attention, although it's really important for every EU citizen. We don't understand what a significant role the EU plays in our everyday lives, even more important than our local governments.
Thank you again sir!
You are welcome! More to come
Europe should be able to shift and change with the climate of our world, currently we are facing a major enemy who does not fear to wage war and our north American allies wavering with every election means we have to step up becouse if we don't we'll be fighting for our lives way sooner than we would have had to
Your enemy Is the socialismo AND EEUU?
Your major enemy is yourself.
the only enemy is the US, they see any competition incl. EU as an enemy they have to destroy one way or another as Kissinger stated "being an enemy to the USA is dangerous being a friend is fatal" they are the ones behind almost all conflicts incl, the one in Ukraine
ok, I don't like this system. ANd honestly glad to hear you guys being against it and want to reform it aswell.
Feels like the EU project still has alot of work ahead of itself to be what is supposed to be.
More of Von der Leyen will be the end of the EU, she has ruined it.
Totally - I don't know what and how is that nonsense happening - it's so obvious she failed at every phase and still the number 1 candidate - what's that? A real time political mafia covering her back or are they just handicapped to let her even re-apply, that's just ridiculous, well said. + I read some comments below - no one seems to be wanting her anymore - how's that nonsense even happening, the whole world's wondering...
That's why I'm pleased with her "leadership".
Hello! Do you have any news about the reform proposals that the eu parliament voted on back in november and december? They were supposed to get sent to the commision this month if i recall correctly, but it seems like noone is talking about it
Once we know more we will be the first to make a video. It still needs to pass the council
Alright good to know
i dont think strengthen the spitzenkandidaten system is good because if I'm understanding right the winner (which would likely not be a majority but a plurality) would automatically win. i think the first idea to let the parliament choose is way better because it means a majority of support is good. direct elections I feel is just unnecessary for people to have to vote again, and if the president doesn't have support of the parliament it would be chaos so why let that happen.
Agreed, and that way the commission president would function much like the prime minister of a member state (those with Parliamentary systems at least), and be accountable to the legislature, being able to lose confidence of the body and be booted out should they fuck up
Ursula Please get out of Europe, out.... My stomach is turning right now
Draghi can. But he'll be probably President of the European Council.
Wind of change a must in Europe!!! Continuation = catastrophe!!!
Honestly the more I know about the inner workings of the EU, the less I feel like the system is designed for everyone. The major population centers (Germany, France, Spain) are currently doing politics that is foreign/unheard of in the East, South and North. If it were up to me I'd dismantle the EU, it is just westerners telling us what to do.
If a state is not benefiting from being in the EU they are free to leave, but that's no reason to break it up for those who like it
@@terilyte3152>>they are free to leave
No, we aren't. Brussels literally infiltrated every single EU country (indirectly or directly, doesn't really matter) and the political class is now permanently sucking on the german "teat". The crooked politicians wouldn't ever pass the occasion, so no matter who you vote for they'll choose to stay in the EU.
today it's actually mainly the US and big business telling EU what to do and then the EU telling member countries what to do , they love EU because they can dominate 27 countries all at once
3:55 Im sorry but How can someone in a time like this hope to gain any following with that view of the situation? like we are 1 election away from being in a free-for-all thanks to the US.
I'm pretty sure all countries have some party that is like him. In an ideal world, we would be doing what he says. The world isn't ideal though and we need to be pragmatic. He is a pacifist to such a degree, that he might destroy everything, that has been created up to this point, because he doesn't want to see the world for what it is. I agree with you 100% He is at least not lying about his intentions. He won't be getting anymore voters for awhile, because he is this far removed from reality.
Why do you say Spitzenkandidat instead of top candidate or lead candidate?
That is curious
Because is the official word in the EU for the candidates
@@nicolaspoveda3675 English is as official as German in the EU
@@christianremboldt1557 They are terms of European politics, the 3 official languages of the commission with English, French and German, you are going to enclose words in the 3 languages that are official terms of European politics
@@christianremboldt1557 like COREPER, from French Comité des représentants permanents, is the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union
As an Italian i'm ashamed of our candidates...
As an Italian, me too! But this is the good of Europe we don’t vote by nation but by common ideas for the future of Europe.
no Draghi?
It's ideology, not nationality. It's not Eurovision. Environmentalist, Socialist, Liberals, Conservatives, Nationalists.
@@AB-zl4nhthey all pretty much suck in Italy lol
@@bonaz11draghi was our prime minister for a while but is not working as a politician anymore. I would love to see him again :)
The problem with the Spitzenkadidat is that it wont work unless there is a more fair and open primary system to elect them. Manfred Weber was never going to be Comission President because he based his entire status as candidate in a backroom deal, while other leaders like Alexander Stubb were trying for a more open primary, the same goes to the others. Only when the Spitzenkandiat have legitimacy they can be seen as the sole candidate. I personally agree that we need a Spitzenkandidat but I would prefer giving more autonomy to Parliament and leave the Council out of the decision.
Thanks!
Super generous. Thank you ! :) tips like these keep us going
RENEW !!! ❤🔥
My ooinion is that the EU Parliament should be voted directly not through national parties or etc... also the commissioner should be that who represents the winner party on the elections, that would be fair, or election for the individual like presidential elections.
You are a complete brainwashed puppet. Sovereignty of a country rather than an unelected leader. Socialism does not work.
Who elected her? Not the European Citizens… only the parliament do it… democracy?
You need to have some really solid arguments against this process because it works the same in Germany and I don't think anyone doubts Germany being a democracy.
@@ahsokaincognito democracy in auto election? Something is wrong …
Absolutely true, that could be anything, but democracy.
"A 70 year old". We at least try to compete with the US presidential election. /s
The direct elections would be really nice, bcs like this I feel like I have no idea and no "power" to at least choose who I want to win :)))
Greetings from Canada! I I am fascinated by Euro politics, and all its intricacies and complexities. I wish that the Union eventually become a federal based on a Parliamentary Republic model. Someone has to counterbalance American influence, and unfortunately Canada is too small. Best of luck my friends. :)
well, you know, it can be fun to watch, but not fun to live, trust me ^^
Europe don’t got shit on the USA :Europe most times does what the US want or enact :the USA not Canada created a democratic Europe don’t be stupid
Greetings back to you from a fellow Canadian in Belgium! Couldn't agree more. Best of luck to you as well.
Half of her fam.in usa?
No thanks, we do not want a federal Europe led by unelected bureaucrats in Bruxelles. More power to the countries and less to this criminals.
Spero non la Ursula
Fixit now
Great to see a video on this. However, it's actually the Europarties, not the EU Parliament groups which nominate Spitzenkandidaten
Love this!
you are missing the Spitzenkandidaten-duo from Volt! 💜
I like Volt's approach. Reforms to strengthen the European Parliament with the power of proposing new laws and electing a European Prime Minister, that will be held accountable in front of all European citizens.
Why a prime minister and not a president then ?
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If you mean the naming of the title, both seem fine. I kinda like it nor being the same as that of the other two major global powers.. bit to monotone then I guess
if you like mean, "why not directly elected". I think that the burden of selecting the best person to lead should be with the (directly) elected representatives. I'm of the opinion that over all, the population shouldn't be expected to have the expertiece on the veriety on subject matters and aspects to' directly make such an import deccision as to who guides our government and our citizens.
A directly elected president also seems rather vulnerable to hijacking by populist figures and driver for polarisation. That's just a gut feeling I have from looking at history and contemporary elections systems.
It's late for me right now, I have many other thoughts on this, but I'd need to look up sources to argue that.
@ Jezusbloodie
VOLT is a file fundamentalist and extremist Europhile movement, and luckely also is perceived as such by most people in The Netherands. I already was happy they never were a decent or big sized political party in Dutch politics. But it was a pleasure to the outcome of the elections this file party was recuded to two seats, which are still two to many but its one step closer to zero:).
@ jezusbloodie
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VOLT is a dangerous fundamentalist & extremist movement, and it was so good to see during our election last year in The Netherlands. They were further reduced to just two seats, which are still two to many; but its again closer to zero.
@@afcansf5996 please explain to me what you understand under "fundamentalist" and "extremist", and how those apply to Volt's verkiezingsprogramma.
Eco friendly .....ah shooks love it ❤❤❤
Renew Europe! ✨✨
I hope the S&D Party (Centre Left) wins the most MEPs! The party of Pedro Sanchez, Olaf Scholz & Keir Starmer. A progressive Europe.
@@AB-zl4nh renew Europe are progressive as well, but they are not ideologically anti nuclear
I think I'm Closer to renew as well
Hello and thank you for this new video.
I understood that Ursula Von der Leyen was the candidate of the EPP group, the largest political group in the European Parliament for a long time.
I find it curious that UVDL has so much consensus within Renew and that she is much more contested within the EPP.
While Mr Weber should have chaired the Commission until 2024, it was Macron and Renew who pushed for UVDL to be president. Was this a tactical move to expand Renew's influence into the ranks of the EPP?
I just note that UVDL seems closer to Renew than to EPP.
Can we get rid of that woman? Please...
Sehr gut
When you got a ruler like Putin. Better to be safe than sorry. Start building up everything. You got ...the sooner the better ...😊a canadian view
I find it weird that the German term is used so much in English. I think "lead candidate" is much easier to say and understand.
empower the european parliment and strenghten the spitzenkandidat system seem the best of the 3 options for reform , along with past commissioners input on the process reform and their nominations
I think we can all agree that von der Leyen for a disaster. If you are green, left, right or pro-EU, she has managed to disappoint everyone.
I am very worried about the likelihood of Trump coming to power, so I hope that Europe will begin to worry about itself more, we are entering a new era...
I love it
and what Do you most doing more!
Lets vote for her again she has been a complete failure so she has all the qualifications to lead the EU
YHEY WILL NOT LET ANY ONE DO THAT JUST LIKE LAST TIME.
Few things give me urticaria as much as hearing a green politician talking about stuff they understand zero of.
My favorite candidate is Manfred Weber from the EPP, the man nominated and elected by the parliament in 2019. He’s way better suited than VDL.
did europeans vote for the european commission?
When he said “No, it wouldn’t be the EU if it was that simple” I really felt that💀
I still don't get how the Spitzenkandidaten process is supposed to work.
Should the lead candidate of the strongest parliament group automatically become commission president, even if that group only has 20%?
Or are coalitions allowed?
What if a party or coalition decides to depose their former leader?
And what's the councils role in all this?
Here's another proposal:
The parliament nominates a candidate, which the council can either confirm, or they present an alternative candidate.
If parliament and council can't come to an agreement, there will be direct elections.
In Germany the Spitzenkandidat is also just an informal thing, the German parliament elects the chancellor
@@maxzoch9705
Exactly, but the council won't give up their power so easily. Hence my proposal.
interesting proposal
I'm actually fine with how the process works right now, just the backroom debates could maybe become less obscure, it would be great to know how our leaders represent us and argue for our interests.
Good Joke
The second option is probably the best, the party you vote for has a Spitzenkandidat and they will step up automatically if elected. No back room dealings but also no direct voting as that will bring many challenges, we are not a United States of Europe after all.
I hope she goes away she's been a pain to the progression of eu.
Deleting my comments, what a democratic channel we have here
I dont delete any comments. I turned off automatic CZcams Comment filtering. Maybe that helps.
I wish ECR win!
I am in favour of the first option. The Spitzenkanditaten system doesn't really represent the majority of the voters.
Nr 2. Vote for the group, get their pick of leader.
Sie können Ursula auch zu ihrer bevorstehenden
Wiederwahl gratulieren.
Wir leben in vorhersehbaren Zeiten.
At this point, anyone but her.
Title is wrong: there is no ‘EU President’ - There is an EU COMMISSION president and an EU Council president. Neither is a ‘head of state.’
The EU Commission President is the closest we have to an actual president, so I think the title is fitting
@@christianremboldt1557 I have to disagree and insist that the difference is quite important: a United States of Europe would be a major revolution and that is the prerequisite for us to speak of an EU President.
@@lours6993 You insist Arthur?
@@examplenameyoutube Indeed.
I would choose, strengthen the spitzenkandidaten system.
Who are these people and who do they really work for
The answer is: They no work !!😂
I agree that the Spitzenkandidaten should be a firm rule for selection. While it would be nice, directly electing a president by the people would be very complicated given language barriers. It would also make it difficult for people from small member states to get elected and would favour the larger member state candidates.
2:03
That was uneeded...
5:44
I agree with his principles about national sovereignty...
But I deeply disagree with what he wants to do with it...
We need more European cooperation, not less.
But I'd like that to happen with the consent of the populations impacted by any given policy...
7:50
The latter two options would be bad.
The first one could work, allowing the parliament to vote for compromise candidates.
So the greens for instance are unlikely to win with their candidate, but they might be able to make deals with other parties in return for their support for a candidate.
Parliamentarism is just usually a better system.
Like we know and even ever heard of the rest of the candidates? We where never informed of any. Let stand that I know in my own nation, if we even have a candidate for this role. I mean... why ask this question, when the people aren't even informed. And NO not by use of social platforms. I want it send to my household, by mail, with a oversight on who the candidates are their background, so we can all check this, research this, and make a valuable choice. Without that happening, I want Ursula to be the lead candidate. Since I do not know any of the others. Simple as that. Welcome to democracy, inform your public! Specially about candidates, who all wanted to be candidate, and who became candidates. Go ahead, teach us, who we can vote on!
Does not matter who will be elected. They all have to do the same.
Wanneer de zelfden het weer worden.Dan is het doorgestoken kaart
I do not know who will be the next leader of the EU. I do know one thing however, they will be appointed, not elected. It's sad indeed that this failed German defence minister was appointed in the first place
3:49 “You want to spend 2% to deter Kremlin from attacking Europe and meet NATO agreements? NO! Spend it on ARTS” - what a Clown… it’s as if Kremlin/Peskov is clowning around suggesting to redirect defense funds to something that would bring the least benefit to Europeans.
He did also mention education and healthcare, but considering that we spend way more on them, his argument doesn't makes even less sense.
Not Von der Layen
Assassin
WAY too many hand gestures from these candidates…
Obviously Von Der Leyen as if they allow a competent politician to lead Europe
Lets go back to the EEC!
If you think, Italy a nation that profits mostly oit of the EU, leads the conservatives, isn't it?
I hope the S&D Party (Centre Left) wins the most MEPs! The party of Pedro Sanchez, Olaf Scholz & Keir Starmer.
Ursula is the best candidate
🌹🌿🎶🕭🎼🎻🌲I vote Frau Ursula von Der Leyen👒🌧🌠🎹🎵🎷🎼
wit 00:00 am Semarang town
I think the key problem besetting the EU in this area is the legitimacy questions raised by democratic deficit. European election turn out is disgraceful for an institution that claims to be based on "values" of which democracy is central. The EU must have clear connections with the people t governs, to win their consent. When less than 50% are interested enough to vote, then something is blatantly wrong. The reality is a system of very handsomely rewarded jobs for the boys in the club, with a highly protected and closed shop bureaucracy further cossetting them. Democratically removing any incompetent or corrupt commissioner is almost impossible. How can that be democratic in terms of accountability to electors?
But what would direct elections mean> Just direct election for the Commission president? Direct elections for all Commissioners? Or the present system of appointment and anointment from on high? More democracy in the EU is what I'd like to see, but short of firm federation with reduction in national powers, how is direct democratic accountability going to be established? The ever closer union idea, always an exclusive and airy-fairy one, since nothing prevents member states who really want to unify from just going ahead and doing it regardless! - seems further away as electors choose regularly not to vote in large numbers, and when they do vote, they express obsessions about national identities as a major concern. Were heading for more nationalism, not less, I fear, bolstered by the deliberately blinkered paranoias of peoples being "just like us" or not like us. The retreat is for those privileged to belong nationally to this club with its identity obsessions, within the walls of a fortress they perceive as being besieged.
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KAREN !!!!! Marine le pen QUEEN!!!!!!!!
time for a different president
The brave warrior from Pigalle, Mr. PLENKOVIĆ
Honestly I dont care, I dont regconise the EU president as a legal head of state/authority, no do I regconise him/her to be a representative of The Netherlands. Though Im going to vote for the EU elections for the first times since our Europhile government and the EU ignored the Dutch and French referendums back in 2005. When the EU constitution by majority votes were rejected; and us usual ignored when democracy doesnt do what the EU wants. For the first time in history its possible to make the anti EU/Euro block in Brussel the second largest political block, and thats worth voting for. I dont know on which Dutch party Im going to vote on, but it will be a anti EU/Euro party for sure.
I am guessing, but long term we're seeing conservatives shift from "no EU" position to a more "power to the states" approach. Like the US, at least rhetorically.
Depends on who do you mean by "conservatives". EPP are considered conservatives and they are the main force pushing for EU federalization next to S&D and Renew Europe
Compare our choices for EU President with the choices Americans have for president. I can swallow 5/6 of these candidates taking office in the summer and I feel like I am having to pick one of 3/4 good choices. Meanwhile the Amis are forced to pick between a rock and a hard place
DRAGHI?
Curroption is rife in the European Union.
Can she stand the pressure of World War under very powerful attacks？
Can ANYONE put her in the j.il???
THAT is the question!
Personally I am against the double mandate, at the moment I would say that we should also avoid having two presidents of the same nation consecutively. It is very important at this stage to rotate the roles of the various European nations to ensure that everyone feels involved.
A federal conservative European Union !
Why conservative? 😂
Kind of an oxymoron if you ask me
Only conservative on protecting our borders from migration by young aggressive males on boats
@@reno.zed1, because we don't want to have a tourist attacks, how many polish terrorist killed people? Zero
Europe is great because of big market, it good for everyone, but stupid antiglobal warming low are destroing European agriculture, and now Europe start to buy from countries wiche simply don't respect this global warming policy's. A lot of issue with eu, but if it rebecame free market, it could be really good think
@@jak4596 The UK had a conservative party in power for more than 10 years and look what happened to them. I don't think being conservative it's a good idea.
Ursula takarodj!
The more pro-EU option it's Renew Europe's one of course due to its openess. Put the blame on mame EPP because we cannot vote (again) through European lists but for national ones. So as a Spaiard if if want to vote Renew Europe I will have to vote a crashed party (Ciudadanos) and suffer (again) the uneuropean fight between the "fachas" del PP and "progres" del PSOE.
I really don't want a French or American system for the EU. I prefer the UK & German system. The leader of the parties become the Prime Minister/Chancellor. A parliamentary democracy.
A parliamentary democracy Is too slow and weak to work. Someone has to detain more power like the president of the US. But counterpower has also to be present and very strong.
Zensursula is the ruin of EU
I hope Ursula von der Leyen will be the next EU President😀🇩🇰
Mrs presidedent. WHAT ABOUT THE MASS GRAVES IN GAZA. PLEASE RESIGN
Bas Eickhout does not have a Nobel Prize
Ask millions of EU citizens who are not able to pay their bills. They simply do not care, because the high cost of living, war in Ukraine and open-border policy.