Greens Add Five, Liberals Lose Seven European Parliament Seats
Czech populist ANO finally quit the Renew group, while the Greens welcomed the Eurofederalist progressive Volt in their ranks.
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.
Hungarian opposition Tisza party accepted despite opposing weapons and troops to Ukraine, contrary to EPP stance.
“AUR has no interest in promoting the common good,” says MEP representing Romania’s ethnic Hungarian community in Brussels during a time of growing tensions back home.
Four MEPs split from Zemmour’s Reconquete party, aiming to stay in ECR and not join Marine Le Pen’s ID group.
The bloc, which could include the ECR, would fight against corruption and illegal immigration, Andre Ventura, leader of Portugal’s Chega explained.
Calling national conservatives “Nazis” for opinions that were mainstream just a few decades ago is just as counterproductive as Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” gaffe back in 2016.
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.
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