However, the comparison with the US voter turnout is hampered due to the fact that the US President is elected in separate and direct elections (presidential system), whereas the President of the European Commission is only approved by the European Parliament (parliamentary system), giving the European Parliament
elections considerable weight.
As long as he can perform the
election campaign tasks allocated to him and he is not just an «eyecatcher» he will be worth his (
considerable)
weight in gold when the big moment comes.