There was a counterproposal, primarily from the United Kingdom but supported by others, for a long-term elected president of the European Council. The exact way this might be done has not yet been thrashed out but the idea is that someone would hold office for two and a half or five years. It could not be held by the Prime Minister of a member state as it would be impossible to be president of the Council and Prime Minister of Ireland or anywhere else. That would not be feasible. Therefore, the question of who would be eligible to stand then arose.