Comments on: Simeon Saxe-Coburg, first Tsar of the EU?

By: adaniel

adaniel — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:46:19 +0000

I think that Mr Saxe-Coburg's run is a very long shot, nevertheless it would be a very dull competition where you shoot the runners in the pre-qualification. I am a republican but until we let monarchies stay in the EU I think we cannot rule out a former monarch per se.

By: Penko

Penko — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:59:33 +0000

Jon, to make matters even stranger, he is now in a coalition with the former communists, who kicked him out of Bulgaria after the war:) He is also an avid gambler, who sold most of his father’s (King Boris III) valuables, so he could satisfy his urges on the tables in Monte Carlo. And, finally, he is a distant cousin of Her Majesty, so he’ll look out for Britain’s interests, I’m sure:)

By: Margarita

Margarita — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:17:07 +0000

He was too young (6) to be a good tsar, but when the people gave him a second chance as a prime minister he did quite lausy job.
On thing is sure, those who got blinded by his famous qoute “I will fix Bulgaria in 800 days”, will not get fooled again.

By: Jon Worth » Blog Archive » Classic article in The Guardian, and one that’s not a joke

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:59:06 +0000

[...] April Fools joke by speculating that a former tsar will be President of the European Council in a post over at whodoicall.eu - problem is that I wrote it yesterday, and as far as I can tell at least the candidacy is serious [...]

By: Jon Worth

Jon Worth — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:26:52 +0000

Sorry, I don’t want *any* candidates for President of the European Council as I want that position to be held by the Commission President… Plus you surely have to find the idea of an ex-monarch taking the position as slightly amusing?

By: Ralf Grahn

Ralf Grahn — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:01:53 +0000

If you want an open race, you should welcome announced candidates before you deride them, IMHO.