The president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella will chair the new nationalist group “Patriots for Europe” initiated by the Hungarian Viktor Orban in the European Parliament, where he will be the third political force, announced French and Italian MEPs on Monday 8 July.
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The rally comes in the wake of French legislative elections that saw the far-right party make less progress than expected and fail to secure a majority. The Italian League Matteo Salvini also reported on X on Monday, July 8, his participation in this group which brings together radical right and nationalist groups under the name of “Patriots for Europe”. The group should have 80 members.
” From tomorrow (Monday), our MEPs will fully play their role within a large group that will weigh in the balance of power in Europe to refuse migratory submersion, punitive ecology and the confiscation of our sovereignty. “, had indicated on the evening of Sunday July 7 Jordan Bardellaleader of the National Rally, without further details.
From Hungary to Portugal, via Spain, the Netherlands and Italy
The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had announced on June 30 his intention to form this parliamentary group, together with the Austrian far-right party FPÖ and the movement of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Viktor Orban had shown the ambition to make a different voice heard: against military support for theUkraineagainst ” illegal immigration » and for the « traditional family “.
Since then, five parties from different countries have announced their support: the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wildersthe Portuguese movement Chega, the Spanish VOX, and, since Saturday July 6, the Danish People’s Party and the Flemish far-right independence party Vlaams Belang.
Added to this are the National Rally, whose delegation includes 30 MEPs, and Matteo Salvini’s League, with eight elected representatives. We are getting stronger every day: the RN joins our political group Patriots for Europe. Welcome to the French patriots! “, Hungarian Secretary of State Tristan Azbej greeted on X on Monday.