Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary announced the establishment of a new political group in the European Parliament on 30 June in Vienna, Austria. Patriots for Europe can now boast 84 MEPs from 12 different member states and 13 different parties. Commenting on this new major development in European politics, the Budapest-based conservative think tank Center for Fundamental Rights put out a public statement.
The statement points out that many of the political leaders whose parties now make up the Patriots group in the European Parliament
attended CPAC Hungary back in April this year.
CPAC Hungary 2024 was organized by the Center for Fundamental Rights and took place on 25–26 at the Millenáris Park in Budapest, Hungary.
To demonstrate their point, they have released a neat graphic with all the Patriot party leaders who spoke at the event. They are: Tom Van Grieken from the Belgian Vlaams Belang party, Harald Vilimsky from the Austrian FPÖ party, former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš from the Czech ANO 2011 party, André Ventura from the Portuguese Chega party, Geert Wilders from the Dutch PVV party, Simone Billi from the Italian Lega party, Jordan Bardella from the French Rassemblement National party, Santiago Abascal from the Spanish Vox party; and, evidently, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from the ruling Fidesz party in Hungary.
‘The formation of the Patriots for Europe is the strategic result of international cooperation between national forces. This alliance is also natural because its members are united in Europe’s Judeo–Christian tradition, the importance of nations and state sovereignty, the defence of the family, and a commitment to peace,’ Director of EU Research for the Center Attila Kovács said at a press conference, following up on the statement.
‘In the European Parliamentary elections, voters have clearly opted for change. They want to see less liberalism, green ideology, illegal migration, and more sovereign, nationalist political forces in the European Parliament,’ he continued, which resulted in the ‘Patriots for Europe group emerging as the third largest one in the European Parliament,’ he concluded.
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