Following the contentious and surprising elections held at the end of the month, the European Union has been embroiled in turmoil over the presidency of the European Commission.

The elections in all 28 member states from last week led to the election of various right-wing candidates who are very anti-EU. The growing distrust of the grand union stems from the years of economic hardship and the rising numbers of immigrants. However, despite the United Kingdom sending its own far-right delegates to the EU parliament, the British government does not agree with the man likely to be president of the whole body.

According to BBC News, the German magazine Der Speigel claims that British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his disapproval to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel is one of the European head of states that supports the nomination of former Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker.

Both Juncker and Merkel are part of the center-right coalition called the European People's Party, who support a stronger EU. Juncker especially, according to BBC News, is considered a federalist who envisions a stronger and more cohesive EU and was a key player in the creation of the Euro.

Cameron opposes the nomination because he said it does not reflect the will of the European people, per the last elections. He has also said that a Juncker administration could destabilize his government so much that it would prompt an in-out referendum on Britain's EU membership, according to Der Speigel's sources.

However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the issue runs deeper than just Juncker's nomination. The larger issue is European democracy. The president of the EC is not elected by the people but by the European Council, composed of all member states' leaders, who need to endorse the candidate. However, they do not agree on the candidate and instead it has been the parliament that has the most votes in favor.

Not wanting to set a precedent in which the parliament can veto the Council, some oppose the nomination. However, a minority of European leaders, who could still derail the process, also espouses Cameron's point on the will of the people.