A few PES grassroot activists have launched http://a-new-president.eu/, a web site calling for a new EU commission president.

“We need a new majority in the European Parliament”, says the baseline. It may help indeed for a new president.

The website offers a petition to sign, to be sent to PES officials.

“The European Parliament will elect the next European Commission. We, the voters on June 7 do not only decide the composition of the European Parliament, we also decide upon the driving seat of the EU: The European Commission. The composition of the executive EU body – the European Commission – has to reflect the vote of us EU citizens on June 7.

We call for the PES to build a new progressive majority with a strong Commission President.

We demand respect for our democratic rights! We demand that the Presidency of the European Council makes sure that the European Governments nominate a Commission President that reflects the majority in the European Parliament.”