How much is democracy worth to the dreadful EU?

The answer is zero. If the people of any "free" country in the European Union vote for someone the European Union doesn't like, this is what happens.

In Romania, first they annulled the elections and now, not knowing what to do – since if they were repeated the inconvenient candidate would win by a landslide – they are arresting him.
Obviously, they will find irrefutable proof of his corruption and of his ties to the terrible Putin.

I would point out that the "democrats" feel superior to Russia because they consider it a dictatorship, when in reality Putin is loved by his people, whereas riffraff like Macron, Ursula, Starmer represent nobody except banks and multinationals.

For the democratic do-gooders, the popular vote is sacred only if the ignorant people vote the way they tell them to.
If they don't win, they try technocratic governments, attempt backroom deals German-style, or simply arrest the dissident.

m.m.