Elections to the EP, in June, according to the Treaty of Nice, yes!
(B2) The next elections to the European Parliament – in June – are likely to be held under the rules of the Treaty of Nice. Indeed, few hope in Brussels to be able to obtain a new Irish vote before spring. And allowing the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty within a reasonable period of time, in order to organize the European elections in time, seems impossible in the eyes of many observers. The Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker himself confirmed this.
Both the Treaty of Lisbon and the Treaty of Nice modify the number of deputies. And both require changes to national electoral laws. Which seems legally very difficult to do just a few weeks before the vote. The modification is also not politically neutral, particularly in countries that vote by regional constituency, such as France. France is also with Spain, one of the big losers of this change. He loses six deputies with the Treaty of Nice against only four with the Treaty of Lisbon. This will force a review of the delicate distribution between the eight major regions, some regions having to give up a deputy and others.
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