Ruling coalitions were at the same time in disadvantageous positions vis-à-vis opposition parties, which attacked the incumbents for failing to negotiate good membership terms, without themselves having to pass the test of negotiating better conditions.
而执政联合在和反对党的对抗中也并不处于有利位置。反对党攻击他们在与欧盟进行谈判时没有为国家争取到更多好处，他们必须首先通过谈判技巧考试这一关。