Tag Unelected leaders

EU Veto Is the Last Shield Against a Brussels Superstate

One objection from Croatia erased Montenegro's EU deadline at the October summit, only days after Brussels unveiled a plan to weaken the EU veto. Chomcho explains why the EU veto protects small nations from the big capitals and an unelected Commission, who still defends it, and why Washington should want Europe to keep it.

The black front door of 10 Downing Street with a police officer standing guard and an empty ballot box on the pavement.

New UK Prime Minister Burnham: Chosen Without a Single Vote

Prime Minister Burnham took office one month after returning to Parliament, with no opponent and no vote by anyone. See his full chronology, what changes and what stays the same for Britain, and how his selection fits a recent pattern already seen in Brussels with von der Leyen and in Washington with Kamala Harris. Facts first, then our take.