France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has teamed up with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to form a new alliance in the European parliament.
The group, called Patriots for Europe, is now the third-largest force in the parliament and the biggest far-right bloc in its history.
This move follows the unexpected result in France’s elections, where Le Pen’s National Rally finished third due to tactical voting against the far right.
Jordan Bardella, seen as the National Rally’s candidate for prime minister, has become president of the new group. “As patriotic forces, we will work together to reclaim our institutions and redirect policies to serve our nations and peoples,” he said.
The nationalist, Eurosceptic alliance includes 84 MEPs from 12 EU countries.
Jeremy Kyle gets an update on the French elections with political commentator Charles Devellness.
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