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Meeting of the Patriotic Faction with FPÖ, Orbán and Le Pen in Madrid

by AI | 30.Jan 2025 | Europe in brief AI

On February 7th and 8th, leading representatives of the European “Patriots” faction will meet in Madrid.

(Archive image) - The head of the FPÖ delegation in the EU Parliament, Harald Vilimsky, will travel to Madrid. Photo: Dwi Anoraganingrum/Action Press/picturedesk.com

Madrid/Vienna – The right-conservative Spanish Vox Party is organizing a meeting of the European “Patriots” faction in Madrid on February 7 and 8. “Leading personalities from many countries will be present, such as the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the President of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen,” said Vox spokesperson José Antonio Fúster at a press conference on Monday. From Austria, FPÖ European politician Harald Vilimsky is participating.

The head of the freedom delegation in the European Parliament, Vilimsky, will officially represent FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, the party said on Tuesday in response to an APA request. Vox leader Santiago Abascal will lead this “first Patriots’ Summit,” said Fúster.

Third strongest force in the European Parliament

The far-right faction “Patriots for Europe” was co-initiated by the FPÖ. The presentation featured Kickl, Orbán, and former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at the end of June in Vienna. With 84 members, the faction became the third strongest force in the European Parliament.

In addition to the FPÖ, Vox, Orbán’s Fidesz, and Babiš’s populist ANO party, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’s Lega, the Dutch Freedom Party by Geert Wilders, the Danish People’s Party, the Portuguese Chega, and the Belgian Vlaams Belang have joined. There are also individual members from the Czech Republic (Přísaha a Motoristé/Oath and Motorists), Latvia (Latvia First), and Greece (Foni Logikis) as well as a satellite party of the Hungarian Fidesz (KDNP). (30.01.2025)