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Investiture

José Manuel Barroso (Photo: European Commission)

Investiture

Following the elections to the Euopean elections in 2014 the EP established a "democratic coup" and proposed and inserted the former  Luxembourg prime minister, Jean-Claude Juncker as Chairman of the European Commission. 

The prime ministers in the European Council was taken by surprise. In the end they accepted Juncker with 26 votes against two. United Kingdom and Hungary voted against.

See under Commission.

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