The Report on the 2014 European Parliament elections highlighted that the direct link between the results of the elections and the choice of Commission President helped enhance the democratic legitimacy of the new Commission.
Euroopa Parlamendi 2014. aasta valimisi käsitlevas aruandes on rõhutatud, et valimistulemuste ja komisjoni presidendi valimise vaheline otsene seos aitas suurendada uue komisjoni demokraatlikku legitiimsust.