An ostensible parliament or a political arena?

Abstract

The main position of the article is that the last parliamentary election of the EU took place under the sign of politicization of significant pubic policies issues. Electoral campaign demonstrated the polarization of actors along the systemic/nonsystemic viewpoints line, i.e. programmes. The election outcomes show the fragmentation of the prosystemic party groups, as well as a relative strengthening of the nosystemic groups. Due to this fragmentation, it is expected that at least three party groups would be sufficient to achieving a decision, whereas for crucial decisions all four would be required. The Parliament has for the first time got majority and opposition; such clear division could dynamize its work. The author, however, considers that that EP has a principle problem with its own representation capacity; the permanent declination of the turnout is a significant indicator. The inclining turnout percentage at the last election (7%) is the consequence of the public scene polarization process within the member states, as well as at the EU level. It will not change constitutionally weak position of the EP within the EU system of government; however, the new EP composition might be a medium of necessary public debate on the crisis exit path.

Zastupa se stav da su poslednji izbori za Evropski parlament prošli u znaku politizacije pitanja iz oblasti značajnih evropskih javnih politika. izborna kampanja pokazala je polarizaciju učesnika po liniji sistemska/nesistemska stanovišta, tj. programi. Po rezultatima izbora, došlo je do fragmentacije pro-sistemskih stranačkih grupacija i relativnog jačanja grupacija koje zahtevaju dublje promene sistema. Zbog te fragmentacije za očekivati je da će u pribavljanju većina za parlamentarne odluke biti potrebne tri, a za važnije odluke i sve četiri prosistemske grupacije. Parlament je prvi put dobio većinu i opoziciju, što će dinamizovati njegov rad. inače, autor smatra da EP ima načelan problem sa svojim predstavljačkim kapacitetom, o čemu svedoči stalno opadajući trend izlaznosti. na poslednjim izborima povećani procenat izlaznosti (7%) posledica je procesa politizacije javne scene u državama članicama i u Evropskoj uniji kao celini. To neće promeniti ustavno slab položaj Parlamenta u sistemu vlasti, ali novi sastav EP može biti medijum potrebne javne debate o putevima izlaska iz krize.