German AfD launches third far-right group “Europe of Sovereign Nations”

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), cut-off from many other far-right parties in the European Parliament, managed to launch its own parliamentary group, the third coalition to the right of the EPP in the European Parliament on Wednesday …

Orbán’s ‘Patriots’ on track to become third force in EU Parliament with Le Pen

The new Patriots for Europe grouping looks set to become the third largest political force in the European Parliament with Spain’s VOX party leaving the Conservatives and Marine Le Pen’s party likely to join too.

Germany’s far-right holds off on new EU parliamentary group

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seconds thoughts about forming a new parliamentary group out of fringe parties from the right, fearing close association with more extreme nationalistic viewpoints.

Plan to announce new far-right group “The Sovereignists” imminent

A new far-right parliamentary group, allegedly named “The Sovereignists,” is being formed in the European Parliament, led by Germany’s AfD and aiming to gather various nationalist parties across Europe, according to multiple sources and media reports.

German far-right give up on ID to form own parliamentary group

The German far-right AfD has set its eyes on creating its own parliamentary group, abandoning plans to seek readmission into the Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament.

German far-right lead candidate excluded from future AfD delegation

The newly-formed AfD EU delegation has decided not to include controversial leader Maximilian Krah, implicated in several scandals, in a bid to rejoin the far-right ID group that expelled it last month.

Austrian far-right to court Le Pen to let AfD back into European party

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which has managed to become the largest political force in the Central European country, is pushing its European political family, the Identity and Democracy (ID), to admit Germany’s scandal-ridden AfD back into…

Potential far-right supergroup: How far apart are ECR an ID?

While talks about the two far-right forces in the European Parliament, the ECR and the ID, merging into a supergroup have surfaced in recent months, the two groups are miles apart on many of the most salient issues.

The top five national delegations in the next EU Parliament 

The top national delegations will reshape the Parliament’s balance of powers while feeding new priorities into the legislative work, and with voting set to start on Thursday (6 June), Europe Elects’ final projections for Euractiv lay out what could lie…

German far-right AfD kicked out of ID-group

The far-right Identity & Democracy group in the European Parliament kicked out the scandal-plagued German far-right party AfD on Thursday afternoon (23 May), but the German delegation said it might fight the decision.

Czech far-right splits with AfD, follows Le Pen

The Czech Freedom and Direct Democracy Party (SPD/ID) said on Wednesday (22 May) it would not share the same European political group with the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), following the same move by the French Rassemblement National. 

German far-right EU lead candidate forced to suspend campaign, party membership under threat

The German far-right AfD has barred their lead EU candidate, Maximilian Krah, from any further campaign events amid mounting pressure to suspend his membership in AfD’s next EU delegation in the wake of a series of scandals that rattled the party in re…

German far-right mulls demanding resignation of lead candidate

After Marine Le Pen’s far-right party announced to cut ties with their German counterpart AfD following the next European elections, the German party looks for ways to calm the waves by potentially making a drastic cut with their lead candidate.

France’s Le Pen ‘vigilant’ over AfD, delays decision until after elections

Following espionage and foreign influence scandals involving Germany’s far-right party AfD, Marine Le Pen’s party said on Thursday (25 April) they would be “vigilant” and reassess ties with the party after the June elections.

Morawiecki, Orbán plot reshuffle in EU Parliament with Le Pen

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and former Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, members of the right-wing ‘national-conservative’ camp, are planning a reshuffle of powers in the European Parliament in an attempt to gain enough leverage in th…