Foreign Policy: The far right in Europe is seeking union

US Foreign Policy

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about the possibility of the "extremist" right-wing parties in Europe to overcome their differences and unify their efforts to strengthen their influence with the European Union institutions in Brussels.

The report notes that despite the prosperity of the "extreme" right, in most parts of Europe, especially Poland, Hungary, Italy and France, as well as Spain, it is finding it very difficult to translate its strength into the institutions of the European Union.

The report stated that some extreme right-wing parties, such as the Italian League, Polish Law and Justice and Hungarian Fides, are currently seeking to build a new alliance to enhance their influence at the European Union level, as the leader of the Italian League Matthew Salvini, Polish Prime Minister Matthews Murawiecki and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor convened Orban will hold a high-level meeting this month in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and more talks are expected as early as next May.

Protecting Europe’s Roots

The report pointed out that the three parties are working on developing a political program that includes protecting Europe's roots from "uninspired multiculturalism", stopping immigration, and defending the traditional family, adding that they are working to improve coordination when voting on these issues is held in Brussels, indicating that if If they succeed, they will form an alliance that will take second place in the European Parliament.

He pointed out that international cooperation may seem strange to the "extremist" Yemeni parties that adopt programs and raise national slogans. However, since the European elections in 2014 and the subsequent establishment of the European Group of Nations and the "extremist" right-wing freedom, these parties have shown an increasing appetite for international alliances.

He mentioned that Salvini promoted his intimate relations with the "extreme" right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and in 2019, the "extreme" nationalist Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited a group of members of the European Parliament from the "extreme" right to a large extent to visit Kashmir, after he abolished the autonomy For the region, former US President Donald Trump also hosted British politician Nigel Farrag, in support of London's exit from the European Union, at his rallies and was famous for his relations with Polish leaders on his visit to the country, while his former aide, Steve Bannon, made frequent contacts with sovereigns in Europe, and supported their efforts to unite.