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Le Pen's National Rally to join Orban's Patriots for Europe

8 July

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MEPs from Marine Le Pen's National Rally are expected to join the Patriots for Europe, Politico reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

Established in late June, the Patriots group comprises MEPs from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's party, significantly expanding their influence with 79 lawmakers and making the new far-right group the third-largest in the European Parliament.

The Patriots, launched on June 30 in Vienna by Orban, also features members from Andrej Babis' Czech ANO party and Herbert Kickl's Austrian FPO. The group's expansion includes lawmakers from Spain's Vox, Belgium's Vlaams Belang, and Denmark's People's Party, among others.

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