div > div.group > p:first-child"> Brexit may now not happen before October 31st, after European leaders agreed last week to allow more time for Prime Minister Theresa May and the U.K.'s parliament to sort out the country's exit from the EU. But if current divergences in London over Brexit are not solved by May 22, then Britain will have to take part in European Parliamentary elections — opening unprecedented legal and political challenges to the EU.
European citizens elect new lawmakers to the European Parliament every five years. Following the U.K.'s request to exit the union in 2017, the European chamber has prepared for the fact that 73 British members of the European Parliament would not be taking their seats. If it follows the old rules and 751 members of the European Parliament are elected, it will break the principle of"degressive proportionally" – meaning that countries such as Sweden, Austria and Spain will be less represented than other countries with similar population sizes, Alemanno pointed out, saying this would breach European law.
"On the other hand, 'temporarily' elected British MEPs could invoke the same provision to stay after the UK's withdrawal. This would lead the new European Parliament to have a record number of 778 MEPs," the law professor also said, pointing to another breach of European rules. "It's not easy to explain to the French, to the Polish, to the Austrian citizens that again the country who is leaving the EU will have a major say in the future decision-making process of the EU. That is a political challenge ahead," Manfred Weber, the head of the conservative party at the European Parliament, told CNBC last week in an exclusive interview.
Just proof liberals will do what they can to block election results until they get the result THEY are looking for.
Excellent. More money for the lawyers! 🤑