French MEP Bellamy Elected Vice President of EPP
Les Républicains politician rewarded for undermining the unity of the French Right.
Les Républicains politician rewarded for undermining the unity of the French Right.
Hungarian opposition Tisza party accepted despite opposing weapons and troops to Ukraine, contrary to EPP stance.
Giorgia Meloni’s national conservative group snubs sovereigntist Right and pitches “center-right majority” in European Parliament
The Hungarian PM said a conservative ECR-ID ‘superbloc’ could be the second largest in Parliament, but Czech premier Fiala wants a deal with centrists EPP instead.
European voters have said they want real change—so parties on the Right should not get caught in the insipid morass in the centre.
Though the EPP may be the largest group and her words triumphant—she even thanked her campaign team—nobody actually voted for von der Leyen.
Péter Magyar says joining the centrist group would give the “best chance of gaining important positions in the European Parliament.”
One centre-right official referred to the European Commission President as a “crippled horse.”
Center-right parliamentary group walks a tightrope between condemning conservatives and not ruling out future collaboration with them.
EU official “reminds” commissioners that speaking out of turn can lose them their job—and pension.
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