Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, who must lead the list of his party, Debout France, to the European elections in May, assured Sunday on BFMTV that in case of election, he would sit in Strasbourg and give his seat as deputy to the National Assembly.
"A difficult choice". "Of course", he will sit in the European Parliament if he is elected, assured the MP for Essonne, recognizing "a difficult choice" but ensuring that he was "fully engaged". "Because I have the passion of my country, but because I consider that we are at a European historical moment," he added. Europe "self-destructs": "Moreover, whenever there is a vote, the people vote against," said the sovereignist MP, referring in particular to the 2005 elections on the draft Constitution European, rejected by the French.
Admirer of Salvini and Orbán. Nicolas Dupont-Aignan also "rejoiced" that "everywhere in Europe peoples, new leaders emerge," citing the head of the Italian government, Luigi di Maio, the 5-star movement (populist), and his Minister of the Interior, leghiste Matteo Salvini (far right). "I notice that they have 70% popularity because they defend their country and they want to stay in Europe, but they want to completely overhaul the rules." Nicolas Dupont-Aignan also addressed a satisfaction to the Hungarian right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: "Everyone (the) criticism is not perfect, no doubt, (but) there is no immigration - he blocked it - there is 5% unemployment, there is security, companies flock ... "
7% intention to vote. "So, I find very curious the way in which we inform the French when we have a head of state who has been re-elected three times" or those "who govern according to their population and who want to build a Europe that protects from immigration massive, "the sovereignist leader added. The list of Debout France is credited, in the latest polls, about 7% of voting intentions to European women of May 26.