Domingos Amaral doesn't want to vote

Domingos Amaral explains in the daily Correio da Manhã why he plans to abstain from voting in the European elections: "After lengthy consideration of the matter I have come to the conclusion that there are only two really important things for me and for Europe: the euro and the base lending rate. … However neither of the two are stipulated by the European Parliament, and not even by the EU Commission but by the European Central Bank - a respected institution that has nothing to do with the European politicians who will be elected on Sunday. … In contrast to the US, where the elected president and Congress decide many matters of everyday life Europe has a non-elected president, a non-elected government and an elected parliament which has no say on important issues. … Since Europe doesn't allow me to vote on important matters I won't vote on unimportant ones. Europe and I are a good match."

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