Reply to: Who did you vote for to be President?

[Mustang]

EVERYONE in Europe should have been given the opportunity to vote for such a major issue.

Time to emmigrate....!!

[TheFaQQer]

Dammit, I forgot to vote.

Who did you vote for to be your President? I didn't vote for this dodgy looking loon - "Belgian PM named as EU president"

Link.

I voted for andyw. I always do.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

The Germans aren't too bothered about this position which is why they didn't put anyone forward, they're also working to their own agenda as they're after the presidency of the European Bank. Probably a more important role

Good point. What do the French want? Don't tell me they don't want something.

[RichardCranium]

The Germans aren't too bothered about this position which is why they didn't put anyone forward, they're also working to their own agenda as they're after the presidency of the European Bank. Probably a more important role

Following their traditional route of Reich's Chancellor --> Führer?

[Churchill]

I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative," she said.

"I think there was a strong push to have at least one woman in a senior position," she told the BBC later, adding that she hoped Europe would become "an economic superpower".

It's nice that the wimmin get something but I think she's just a tad delusional...

[darmstadt]

Europe wanted a 'face' for the world stage so the French and Germans picked a nobody so their own influence wasn't diminished, pointless.

The Germans aren't too bothered about this position which is why they didn't put anyone forward, they're also working to their own agenda as they're after the presidency of the European Bank. Probably a more important role

[Churchill]

Just a quick question...

"Does it f**king matter?"

[EternalOptimist]

Well I am not sure about stopping the traffic, but Baroness Ashtons face would stop a clock.
As they say round here

[BrilloPad]

I voted for Gordon Brown.

Anything to get rid of the useless tosser.

[Lockhouse]

I notice the BBC's "Have Your Say" on the matter is not in the normal format. Obviously most people told them exactly what they thought!

[eliquant]

So they picked a "John Major" type to be president of Europe ... that' s just G-R-E-A-T, make a joke of our region why not.

And I'm not happy about this UK labour hag being appointed his 'second in command' or at least having a security and foreign affairs role.

[Mich the Tester]

Europe wanted a 'face' for the world stage so the French and Germans picked a nobody so their own influence wasn't diminished, pointless.

He was made PM of Belgium because he's a nobody. The Flemish and the Walloons were squabbling and couldn't form a coalition for several months so they picked the candidate none of them hated because nobody had heard of him.

[gingerjedi]

Europe wanted a 'face' for the world stage so the French and Germans picked a nobody so their own influence wasn't diminished, pointless.

[scotspine]

oh no! beaten to it again!!!

i'm going home...

[HairyArsedBloke]

Herman van Rompuy

Sounds like a dodgy European porn actor.