Von der Leyen Gives Meloni Nominee Consolation Prize in Incoming EU Commission
As expected, the Patriots–the Parliament’s third largest party group—was completely passed over.
As expected, the Patriots–the Parliament’s third largest party group—was completely passed over.
All 11 Fidesz MEPs are among the 35 Patriot lawmakers who signed a joint statement condemning the election fraud in Venezuela.
The billionaire entrepreneur has accused the Commission of suggesting a plan to repress “politically undesirable content” on social media platform X.
“This is a betrayal of democracy,” The Patriots’ First VP Kinga Gál said after the third-largest group was stripped of all ten of its earmarked top roles against all written rules and conventions.
Only two of the parliament’s top 15 positions went to right-wing parties, despite national conservatives holding a quarter of the Brussels seats.
“We will continue to collaborate with all the ECR delegations with which we have an ideological affinity.”
Isolating the third largest group in Brussels would be “deeply anti-democratic,” Patriots’ MEP Enikő Győri said.
Last-minute additions from Czechia and Greece have strengthened the new group to 84 MEPs from 12 nations, making it the EP’s third-largest.
The French National Rally’s 30 MEPs “will fully play their role in a large group which will influence the power balance of Europe,” party president Jordan Bardella said.
Abascal’s party will be the fifth nation represented in the new populist faction.