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European Socialists’ Call: No Alliance with the Nationalist Right

by AI | 07.May 2024 | Europe in brief AI

European socialists have called on popular and liberal Europeans to resist the temptation to make agreements or alliances with the nationalist right, whatever its strength after next month’s European elections.

Luxembourgish politician Nicolas Schmit, head of the list of the Party of European Socialists for the European elections, has closed the door to a coalition with any ultra-conservative party in the next legislature and has asked the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to be "clear" on this issue. EFE/ Miguel Salvatierra

Berlin (ANSA) – European socialists have issued a call to conservatives and liberals of the continent not to succumb to the temptation of agreements or alliances with the nationalist right, whatever its strength after next month’s European elections. This was done with a “Berlin declaration on democracy” signed by the leaders of the parties that make up the PSE, including the PD of Elly Schlein, essentially saying enough to the “normalization of the nationalist right” which has recently been opened by the President of the European Commission and head of the European People’s Party (EPP), Ursula von der Leyen.

“No collaboration or alliance with ECR or ID in the European Parliament,” states the Berlin declaration with reference to the European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR) – which includes among others Italy’s Brothers of Italy of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Spain’s Vox and Poland’s PiS – and Identity and Democracy (ID), which stands out for the number of MEPs from the League of Matteo Salvini and the National Rally of Marine Le Pen but also the German right-wing extremists of AfD.

“We call on all European democratic parties to decidedly reject any normalization, collaboration, or alliance with extreme right-wing forces,” added the PSE leaders. It’s “a very strong signal also to the conservatives and liberals,” commented Schlein, who wanted to participate in the launch of the declaration. More than “a challenge” thrown to the EPP and ALDE, the Berlin Declaration is “the strongest response to the serious statements a few days ago by Ursula von der Leyen, who has instead opened up to an alliance even with conservative and” nationalist “forces,” he added (May 4).