Lidovky.cz | New political group in the European Parliament: under the baton of Orbán

Visegrad sovereigntists. This is the name given by European circles to the upcoming new faction of the European Parliament, which is expected to include seven MEPs from the Czech ANO movement. The leader of the Czech opposition, Andrej Babiš, who led his MEPs out of the influential liberal Renew Europe, is working with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to establish the new group. Martin Vokálek, director of EUROPEUM Institute, comments on its formation.

I expect it to be made up of populist politicians who themselves do not want to compromise and who always promote their national interest. The centre-right coalition that is emerging in the EP - that is, the People's Party, the Socialists and Renew - will not want to work with them. The coalition potential of the new party will therefore be very low. But it will have a much greater impact on individual national policies.

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Martin Vokálek
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