Politicising the elections with top candidates has received widespread support amongst citizens too - the latest "Future of Europe" Eurobarometer survey published this week shows that seven out of ten Europeans would even go further and say that the Commission president should be directly elected by EU citizens (see Annex 3).
Valimiste politiseerimine tippkandidaatide abil on saanud ka kodanike poolt laialdast vastukaja – sel nädalal avaldatud viimases Eurobaromeetri uuringus „Future of Europe” osutatakse, et kümnest Euroopa kodanikust seitse läheks veelgi kaugemale, märkides, et komisjoni presidendi peaksid valima ELi kodanikud otsevalimise teel (vt 3. lisa).