Should Europe follow the American style of elections?
Following the American example, a Presidential election primary has been organised in France. Do you think such a practice could and should be extended to European elections, with people choosing the top candidates of their political party ahead of the elections?
I don't think the EU should move into this direction. Because then you will get the phenomenon you can see everywhere, politions just think from one election period to the next. It is good to have some Institutions who are more independend in this regard.
This is a feature of Direct Democracy, the ancient Athens regime. Still there are a lot of improvements to be done as the way it is done in USA tends to produce a representative Democracy, not a direct one. Example of succesful Direct Democracy is the regime in Switzerland, inspired and organized in big extent by Ioannis Kapodistrias, a Greek fellow.
I really very want the that on all European Union, been one a president and a single area of the economy, I think that everyone would be better if our Europe will be the United States of Europe!!!