Abascal named leader of Patriots, Orbán and Le Pen’s European party
Vox’s leader, Santiago Abascal, was elected this Saturday as president of the European Patriots Party, whose parliamentary group in the European Parliament is the third largest after the community elections held on June 9. This weekend, in Paris, the first General Assembly of this recently created formation is being held, which aspires to strengthen its national sovereignty against those from European Union (EU) member states, whom he denounces as “Brussels bureaucrats”.
Abascal has cemented his growing international influence over the past two years, boasting about his connections to Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, United States President-elect Donald Trump and Argentina’s president. ,Javier Miley. Vox, after the European elections, was in favor of seeking a convergence between all parties on the right of the European People’s Party, including Eurosceptic, populist and radical formations.
The idea of a ‘supergroup’ did not catch on and three distinct groups formed on the right of the populists: the group of traditionalists and reformists, where Vox was in the last legislature and in which the party of Italiano Meloni is located; Patriots for Europe, in which Vox is now joined by other formations including Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, and Frenchman Marine Le Pen; and the Europe group of sovereign nations, where the most radical alternatives find place, such as the extreme right of the Alternative for Germany.
Following Vox’s commitment to leave the group of conservatives and reformists, the party has attempted to maintain its alliance with Meloni, whose speech has softened since taking over as Italy’s prime minister and even That has also struck a chord with the President of the European Commission, German Ursula von der Leyen, who belongs to the European People’s Party. Now, Abascal’s movement, which had decided on an alliance with Orbán, is getting a full boost, advocated George Buxade, the leader of his delegation to Europe.
In a press release, Vox highlighted that the nascent Patriots Party has four victorious formations in the European elections in their respective countries: France, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The victory of the Le Pen-led National Rally of Forces led to an electoral lead declared by Emmanuel Macron, who also saw how he had lost to the French radical right in the first round of the presidential election. The liberal politician needed to appeal to the ‘democratic circle’ to re-validate his victory and his command at the Elysée.
Eleven countries represented
The Patriots Party brings together groups from eleven European countries and has 86 representatives in the European Parliament. Patriots for Europe is the third largest group, after the European People’s Party and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. “The Patriots (written in English) has been established as a fundamental political actor on the European stage and its party, now headed by Santiago Abascal, is expected to consolidate that alternative majority to the traditional coalition of socialists and populists. We have to face the challenge of doing,” he says.
“The presidency of Abascal, who also maintains excellent relations with other parties and leaders of the American continent, will greatly facilitate common work toward defending the sovereignty and prosperity, mutual respect and independence of nations.” Connect with the right wing formation.
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