The MEPs of the federation may be divided in the new term of the European Parliament. According to Polish Press Agency sources, Stanislaw Dyska, Marcin Szybniewski and Ewa Szajkowska-Hernik have decided to join the group formed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), and Anna Brylka and Tomasz Buczek are in talks to join Viktor. Grzegorz Braun remains largely unattached.
The coalition won six seats in the European Parliament elections with 12.08 percent of voters. MEPs became:
- Grzegorz Braun (District No. 10, No. 2 on the list) – 113,746 votes, 7.64 percent
- Anna Brylka (District No. 7, No. 1 on the list) – 111,420 votes, 10.84 percent
- Tomas Bucek (District No. 9, No. 1 on the list) – 51,754 votes, 8.18 percent
- Marcin Szybniewski (District No. 11, No. 1 on the list) – 49,553 votes, 3.72 percent
- Stanislav Tyska (District No. 12, No. 1 on the list) – 75,560 votes, 6.89 percent
- Eva Sajkowska-Hernik (District No. 4, No. 2 on the list) – 102,569 votes, 7.86 percent
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According to unofficial information from the PAP, three MEPs decided to join the group formed by the far-right AfD. – This German party made an offer, and New Hope MEPs Stanisław Tyszka, Marcin Sypniewski and Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik decided to respond with the AfD and form a group of sovereign states of Europe – the source said.
Eva Sajkowska-HernikElection materials
At the same time – as reported by the PAP’s representative from the European Parliament – MEPs Anna Brylka and Tomas Bucek are negotiating to join the Patriots for Europe group. – I estimate a 50 percent chance of them joining Orban’s faction. Otherwise, the two MEPs will remain unaffiliated, an EU source said.
The third result was achieved by Tomasz Buczek from Konfederacja Derek Delmanovich/PAB
The sixth MEP of the federation is Grzegorz Braun, who – according to unofficial information – did not hold any negotiations. Some PAP sources indicate that EP factions do not want him to join their ranks. “AfD has stipulated that it will not cooperate with Polish MP Kreskors Braun and Slovak MP Milan Mazurek,” we read in the German “Die Welt”. Because of their reports of massacre.
Grzegorz BraunPAP/Paweł Supernak
According to the media, the AfD invited other Eurosceptic parties to cooperate: Reconquista from France, Confederation from Poland, Rebirth from Bulgaria, Se Acabo La Fiesta from Spain, Freedom and Direct Democracy from the Czech Republic, Hnutie Republika from Slovakia, Our Movement Homeland from Hungary and Lithuania. Union Nation and Justice.
According to media reports, the new bloc managed to meet the minimum threshold of 23 MEPs from seven EU member states. The new group is initially estimated to have 28-29 MEPs. According to Die Welt journalists, half of them will come from the AfD, whose MEP Rene Aust is to head the faction.
The creation of the new division in the European Parliament is expected to be officially announced on Wednesday evening, the newspaper reported.
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Political parties in the European Parliament must be formed by Thursday, after which talks on appointing parliamentary committees in the European Parliament will begin. The term of office of the new European Parliament will be officially launched on 16 July during a plenary session in Strasbourg.
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The Patriots attracted several parties from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) bloc, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the BiS.
After the second round of French parliamentary elections on Sunday, the leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bartella, announced in a speech on Monday that he would join the new group. This means the far-right party, associated with pro-Russian politician Marine Le Pen, will leave the Identity and Democracy (TD) group where it has so far sat.
Jordan BartellaPAP/EPA/Christophe PETIT TESSON
The National Union will be the largest national representative in the new group – including 30 MEPs. Second place will go to the party that launched the new group, Hungarian Fidesz, which will introduce ten MEPs to the new group.
Matteo Salvini’s Italian League of eight MEPs will switch from TD for Europe to Patriots. The politician, also known for his skepticism about the EU’s pro-Ukrainian policy, announced on Monday that he would join the Patriots.
The exodus of the far-right parties would mean the demise of the TD group. In the June European elections, the parties making up this group held a total of 57 seats. However, now the TD Group does not meet regulatory requirements
The new group will be similar to the composition of the disintegrating DD. The establishment of the new group is an image-building move aimed at benefiting both Orbán and Le Pen, unofficially said in the European Parliament. Orbán could present himself as the founder of a new force that would take the European Parliament by storm, immediately taking third place in the chamber. His Fidesz remained unattached to the EP after splitting with the center-right European People’s Party in 2021 over allegations related to the state of the rule of law in Hungary.
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