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"en.20121122.6.4-014-000"2
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"Madam President, the political party is clearly the missing link of our transnational democracy. I think if we are going to reverse the declining trend in turnout, we need to convert our European political parties into serious campaigning organisations willing to articulate an ideology to make political choices and to win votes.
This motion starts that process by calling on our political families to step forward and take responsibility for building the democratic polity of our more federal Union. The nomination of party champions as candidates for the Commission Presidency, as well as the drawing of Members of the College from the Parliament, follows the logic of the Treaty of Lisbon, whereby Parliament will elect Mr Barroso’s successor. Our success will be measured in just how the personalisation and dramatisation of the election campaign captures the public imagination, fuelling debate about serious questions in front of the next Parliament, such as the character, gender balance and strength of the Commission; the pace and depth of integration; the size and shape of the budget; and of course the size of Union membership. The year 2014 is our chance to transform European democracy and this Parliament ought to seize that with confidence and strength."@en1
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