My question might be too hypothetical, but if the Council puts forward somebody who has never been associated with a political party, would that be challengeable in the European Court of Justice?
European Elections 2014
Proceeding contribution from
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 June 2013.
It occurred during Debate on European Elections 2014.
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