Le Pen’s ID Group Prepares To Merge With Orbán’s Patriots Next Monday
With the Austrian and Estonian delegations departing, the right-wing Identity and Democracy is no longer big enough to be a European Parliamentary group in itself.
With the Austrian and Estonian delegations departing, the right-wing Identity and Democracy is no longer big enough to be a European Parliamentary group in itself.
Four MEPs split from Zemmour’s Reconquete party, aiming to stay in ECR and not join Marine Le Pen’s ID group.
“We should not let an opportunity like this pass us by,” the French national conservative leader said.
Only the Austrian and Estonian delegations voted in favor of keeping AfD in the ID.
The European Right should take care not to score an ‘own goal’ as they squabble over political territory.
Several political allies have threatened the German party with expulsion from its parliamentary group over Maximilian Krah’s SS-relativizing comments.
Both parties will certainly be weakened in their strategy for the upcoming elections.
Euro-populists led by VOX brought coherence to the right-wing agenda ahead of June’s European elections.
Controversies surrounding AUR may make post-election right-wing groupings in Brussels more difficult.
European Broadcasting Union says ID’s Anders Vistisen can’t debate because he’s not officially a Spitzenkandidat—despite von der Leyen not being one either.
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