mentalist parties , in particular the German Greens ; and the far-right Group of the European Right , led by Jean-Marie Le Pen .
Altiero Spinelli had focused his election campaign on the idea that Parliament should take up the Spinelli project , update it on the basis of the ideas that had emerged from the political powers , and initiate consultation with the national parliaments . However , the governments ’ decision to convene the intergovernmental conference that led to the Single European Act effectively paralysed Spinelli ’ s and the Parliament ’ s initiative .
Once again , as had been the case in 1979 , the European election campaigns run by the parties focused on national dynamics and divisions , and the issue of treaty reform , which had been raised by Parliament with the draft approved on 14 February 1984 , was prevented from taking centre stage .
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