Far right leader Marine Le Pen found more radical than her and was accused of saying the same lies as her father. <a target="_blank">(Photo: europarl.europa.eu)</a>
Far right leader Marine Le Pen found more radical than her and was accused of saying the same lies as her father. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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Far-right parties form group in EU parliament

By Andrew Rettman,
Brussels
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The National Front and the Dutch PVV party have formed a new far-right group in the European Parliament.

The National Front chief, Marine Le Pen, tweeted on Monday (15 June): “I will announce the formation of our group – Europe of Nations and Freedom [ENF] – tomorrow in Brussels”.

PVV head Geert Wilders said: “Great news and [a] historical moment”.

He attached a picture of himself and Le Pen drinking champagne.

Details of the group’s composition are to be unveiled at a press conference on Tuesday morning.

It’s likely to include Austria’s FPO party, Belgium’s Vlaams Belang, and Italy’s Lega Nord, with which the National Front and the PVV had already held “co-ordination” meetings.

Under EU rules, a group must contain at least 25 MEPs from seven different countries.

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Far right leader Marine Le Pen found more radical than her and was accused of saying the same lies as her father. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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    Andrew Rettman Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.