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mains to be seen how it will be implemented for the upcoming elections in June 2024 , but the genie is out of the bottle , and Parliament will continue to demand its say – in one way or another – on who becomes Commission President . However , as the EU is not a fully-fledged parliamentary system but is based on dual legitimacy ( of its Member States and its citizens , represented by Parliament ), the decision on who sits at the helm of the Commission will remain a process of negotiation between the European Parliament and the European Council .
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