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The European Union has a new and controversial president: Czech leader and avowed Euroskeptic Vaclav Klaus.
European insiders are concerned that the outspoken Czech is an inappropriate choice to lead the 27-member union, given that he harbours the sort of misgivings about the EU usually only held by ordinary Europeans.
Worse, Mr Klaus is sceptical about new laws and spending to stop anthropogenic climate change during an economic crisis—a view that puts him at odds with the very people at odds with the very people he’s meant to represent.
The EU isn’t the only bloc having problems with its rotating presidency. Axis of Evil insiders are concerned that if North Korea takes over the rotating presidency in 2009, the country’s long-dead ‘eternal president’ Kim Il Sung lacks the diplomatic skills for the post.
But the 12-member Commonwealth of Independent States is enjoying a smooth transition with members agreeing that Russia will lead the bloc in the new year. Russia will follow on from Russia’s successful nine-year six-month rotation in the presidency.
