France’s Rassemblement National is in talks to join a new group with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán in the European parliament as far-right parties are jostling to parley their votes into power.
The RN, which is forecast to win the most seats in Sunday’s French legislative elections, will decide whether to ally with the Patriots for Europe group on Monday, three people familiar with the situation told the Financial Times.
Orbán announced last week he was seeking to form the Patriots group together with Austrian and Czech parties, and was looking for others to join. Under the EU parliament’s rules, groups can be formed with a minimum of 23 MEPs from seven countries. If the RN joins with its 30 MEPs, it would become the largest faction in the group.
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