In the European Parliament, the far-right from France joined Hungarian Prime Minister Orban's association
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The Patriots of Europe, a group of MEPs associated with Viktor Orban, has grown in size with representatives of the French far right.
The Patriots for Europe group has become the third largest group in the European Parliament, electing French far-right representative Jordan Bardella as president. This was reported by UNN with reference to Politico.
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France's far-right National Rally in the European Parliament has formed an alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party. Jordan Bardella of the National Rally will become president of the new far-right group in the European Parliament, Patriots for Europe. Kinga Gal of Fidesz was appointed first vice president.
After the French MPs joined, Patriots for Europe became the third largest group in the European Parliament, with 84 MEPs from 12 countries. The group also includes representatives of the League (Italy), Vox (Spain), Cega (Portugal), Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (Czech Republic), and Oath and Motorists (Czech Republic), Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary), Freedom Party (Austria), Party for Freedom (Netherlands), Vlaams Belang (Belgium), Danish People's Party, Voice of Reason (Greece) and Latvia First.
In a statement, Bardella, who did not attend the meeting in Brussels, said that the Patriots "represent hope for tens of millions of European citizens who value their identity, their sovereignty and their freedom. As patriotic forces, we will work together to rebuild our institutions and reorient politics to serve our nations and peoples.
Recall
In the early parliamentary elections in France, the far-right did not win, despite their expectations. The majority of seats in the parliament were won by the left-wing alliance, but did not get a convincing majority. The party of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron came in second, but also did not have enough votes to form a government on its own.