European elections: Karlsson-on-the-Roof fishes for votes

The daily Eesti Päevaleht finds the campaign for the European elections above all rather ridiculous: "The election campaign puts citizens in mind of the 'Karlsson-on-the-Roof' [series of children's books by Astrid Lindgren]. However not just because all the candidates were rather fat men in their prime, but because they all claim to be the best in the world. … Therefore voters have no option but to look for a peephole in the garden fence. The cheat sheet with the questions for election day is thus extremely simple and contains just three questions: Does the party talk about issues that are actually on the agenda in the EU parliament? Can the promises really be fulfilled in the EU parliament? Does the person who ends up going to Brussels really have the skills to negotiate at an international level, and is he taken seriously?"

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