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European elections 2019: EU citizens turned away from UK polls

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48384000

EU citizens living in the UK have told of their anger after they were unable to vote in the European elections.

>The Electoral Commission said the "very short notice" from the government about the UK's participation in the elections had an impact on the process.

>EU citizens can vote in the country they live in by registering to vote and completing a UC1 form.

>But many complained of receiving the form late and of it not being processed by their local authority in time.

Macron Wants UK to Leave by October to Stop Brexit ‘Polluting’ EU

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/23/macron-wants-uk-to-leave-by-october-to-stop-brexit-polluting-eu/

President Emmanuel Macron of France has said that he wants the UK out of the EU by October 31st to stop Brussels’ agenda being “polluted” by Brexit.

>Speaking to Belgian newspaper Le Soir on Wednesday, President Macron appeared to share some of the frustration of Britons that the exit date should have been delayed twice, saying: “In the case of Brexit, you just have to know at some point whether it stops or not.

>“If we follow the logic of saying that it scares us and that we are prepared not to respect the British vote, we betray both the British and the interest of the British,” he added, touching upon a rare sentiment of respect amongst the European elite for the vote to Leave.

>However, the progressive Europhile also saw in a long delay what he perceives s aa danger to advancement of the European Project. The French president was alone amongst his peers at April’s European Summit to push for a shorter extension of Article 50 whilst others, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, were considering a year.

Macron Names Brexit Negotiator Barnier as ‘Great’ Choice for Next EU Chief

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/23/macron-barnier-great-next-eu-chief/

Globalist censorship enthusiast Michel Barnier has “great” qualities to be the next president of the European Commission, according to Emmanuel Macron.

>Commenting on rumours that the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator has been running a shadow campaign to win the bloc’s top job, as something of a ‘compromise’ candidate, the French president was generous with praise about Barnier.

>“Undeniably, Michel Barnier is a man who has great qualities and he demonstrated this once again in the way he handled negotiations with the British,” he said, speaking with Belgian media at the weekend.

>The veteran Eurocrat is “one of the European leaders who have eminent qualities and can be on the list [of candidates to lead the Commission],” Macron told Le Soir’s Wednesday edition, adding that Barnier ticked all the right boxes as someone with “experience at the highest governmental level or European Commission level”.

European Union Election Puts UK Media in Four-Day Bind as Government Unravels

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/23/european-union-election-puts-uk-media-in-four-day-bind-as-government-unravels/

Strict broadcasting rules governing election day reporting are being strung out in some cases for four days while people across Europe vote in EU elections, leaving journalists in a difficult situation over reporting the slow-motion collapse of the British government happening at the same time.

>In ordinary British politics, the goings on of Westminster are generally suspended during elections as all involved campaign and wait with bated breath for results. But with the British people voting for a parliament that isn’t even on British soil, and while the future of Prime Minister Theresa May teeters in the balance, two distinct political stories are developing in tandem.

>Nevertheless, strict laws that govern political reportage on election day to prevent broadcasters that might have the ability to influence voters while the polls are open from doing so — mainly television and radio stations — are making for awkward reports on the political developments of the day.

>This is doubly true in the case of the demise of the Prime Minister’s political career and party, which has been reflected strongly in recent opinion polls — but reporting of which are expressly forbidden on election day.