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Plans for ‘Anti-Woke’ Leftist Group Fall Through at EU Parliament
Brussels’ established socialists have undermined the ambitions of the Sahra Wagenknecht-led faction.
Brussels’ established socialists have undermined the ambitions of the Sahra Wagenknecht-led faction.
“Another four or five days and many people will be surprised,” the Hungarian PM said, promising to make his new right-wing alliance the largest conservative force in Brussels “very soon.”
The European Commission chief will need the backing of one or both groups to be guaranteed reelection, but in public, Meloni’s ECR is being sidelined again.
Inside sources indicate this may have been the plan all along: to create the third largest bloc in the European Parliament.
Polish Law & Justice former PM reportedly in talks to form Central Eastern European populist faction.
Many in the party still actively seek agreement with Marine Le Pen’s ID group instead, a senior party official told The European Conservative.
Czech populist ANO finally quit the Renew group, while the Greens welcomed the Eurofederalist progressive Volt in their ranks.
Brussels will welcome its eighth parliamentary group in just a few days, but the final composition will likely be negotiated until the last minute.
The German national conservatives have given up on rejoining ID and will instead lead their own group further to the right.
The party had been frequently criticized for its extreme views in the past, yet now is part of Giorgia Meloni’s “constructive center-right force” in Brussels.
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