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		sievebrain on June 24, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK votes to leave EU People are ignorant of their MEP's because MEPs are irrelevant and can't campaign on policies.

mcv on June 24, 2016 [–]

MEPs have less power than they should have, but it's also that media refuse to report on EU politics, and voters prefer their national news.

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