European Parliament battle-lines redrawn as new alliances loom
Shockwaves reverberated through the European Parliament in early March when Hungary’s Fidesz governing party abruptly pulled out of the European People’s Party’s leaving its MEPs without a group
18 April 2021, 11:29am
by David Lindsay
Victor Orban’s (left) Fidesz and Matteo Salvini’s Lega could form a coalition with Poland’s PiS
Shockwaves reverberated through the European Parliament in early March when Hungary’s Fidesz governing party abruptly pulled out of the European People’s Party’s (EPP), leaving its MEPs without a group.
The move could have been expected as Fidesz had long been at odds with EPP’s stances against Poland’s various rule of law infractions. It leaves in its wake the possibility of the right-wing gaining considerable ground in the European Parliament, depending, of course, on where Fidesz’s 11 MEPs go.
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