United Kingdom Independence
Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage and his MEPs started the 8th
European Parliament session with a theatrical protest on Tuesday
morning in Strasbourg by turning their backs while the European
Union's anthem played.
Italy's 5-Star Movement did not follow along with its
fellow Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy EFDD member when
Farage and his group turned around as Beethoven's Ode to Joy
played to open the parliament session led by newly re-elected
Speaker Martin Schulz.
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