Martin Schulz and Jean-Claude Juncker have denounced Van Rompuy's statements over the weekend, saying he cannot circumvent voter choice, and that the new Commission President will need a firm majority in the next Parliament. According to Jean-Claude Juncker, the former Luxembourg Prime Minister campaigning for the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), “the democratic toothpaste is out of the tube with the election of a lead candidate”.

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