He attributes this to the fact a European election took place later that year which brought in many new members and also to the progressive enlargement of the Union which "weakened the status of integration".
Viņasprāt, šī „revolūcija” bija viens no Eiropas Parlamenta galvenajiem veidojošajiem brīžiem, līdztekus pirmajām vispārējām vēlēšanām un koplēmuma pilnvaru iegūšanai.