De plus, l'Assemblée a voté un amendement exposant que l'Union reposerait désormais sur la légitimité, non plus des "peuples" (pris chacun globalement), mais des "citoyens" (pris individuellement).
Furthermore, Parliament voted for an amendment which revealed that the Union would henceforth be based on the legitimacy, not of the ‘peoples’ (each taken as a whole), but of the ‘citizens’ (taken individually).