Standing as a candidate in another country is nearly impossible because politicians want to retain their own seat and therefore foreigners are seen as "thieves" instead of useful messengers.
Pēc viņa domām, Eiropas Parlamentā nacionalitāte darbu neiespaido — „kaujas līnijas Eiropas Parlamentā ir nevis starp valstīm, bet gan starp politiskajām saimēm”.