AVRUPA PARLAMENTOSU SEÇİMLERİNDE REFORM İHTİYACI

Bir tanesi henüz yürürlüğe giremese de 1976 tarihli Avrupa Seçim Yasası bugüne kadar iki kez değişikliğe uğramış ve Avrupa Parlamentosu, Mayıs 2022’de Avrupa Seçim Yasasını yürürlükten kaldırmak için yeni bir Konsey tüzüğü önerisi kabul etmiştir. Temel çıkış noktası seçimlerin “Avrupalılaşma”sı olan bu öneri ile Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerinin ulusötesi aday listesi, Spitzenkandidaten prosedürü, tüm üye devletlerde yeknesak bir seçim sistemi gibi radikal değişikliklerle yapılması hedeflenmektedir. 2010 yılından itibaren Birliğin içinde bulunduğu kriz döneminin Birlik vatandaşlarının talep ve görüşlerinin gözardı edilmesinden kaynaklandığı düşünüldüğünde Avrupa seçim yasasında yapılması önerilen bu değişikliklerle siyasi partilerin doğrudan Avrupa meselelerine odaklanması ve böylece seçmenlerin de Birlik için en beğendikleri seçim programına oy verme imkanları söz konusu olabilecektir. Her ne kadar Avrupa Birliğinin İşleyişi Hakkındaki Antlaşma m. 223’de öngörülen prosedür nedeniyle yürürlüğe girip girmeyeceği belli olmasa da Avrupa Parlamentosu tarafından kabul edilen önerinin Birliğin geleceğinin belirlenmesinde önemli bir kilometre taşı olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Avrupa parlamentosu, avrupa seçim yasası, ulusötesi seçim listesi, spitzenkandidaten, avrupa seçimleri

The Need to Modernize European Parliament Elections

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