@article{2019:decker:das_scheit,
title = {Das Scheitern des Spitzenkandidatensystems und andere populäre Irrtümer über die Demokratisierung der Europäischen Union},
year = {2019},
note = {After the 2019 European election, national political actors and party
officials in both the European Parliament as well as in the Council
once again clashed over the selection of the Commission’s President,
a controversy that also received widespread public attention .
Disagreements centered on the so-called Spitzenkandidaten - top
candidate - system that - contrary to its premiere in 2014 - failed to
be implemented . The manner in which this system functions is
frequently misunderstood by both political actors and observers . One
example is that the appointment process is interpreted through the
lens of parliamentary democracy, another is that the
overrepresentation of smaller member states within the European
Parliament is depicted as a serious violation of democratic principles
. Potential starting points for a thorough democratization of the EU,
such as the direct election of the Commission President, a common
electoral system with joint European parties, and a greater say by
voters and the President of the Commission regarding the appointment
of commissioners are also discussed . [ZParl, vol . 50 (2019), no . 4,
pp . 870 - 879]},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {870--879},
author = {Decker, Frank},
volume = {50},
number = {4}
}