(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, MAY 14 - French, Slovak and Estonian
nationalists join forces in view of the upcoming European
elections. Marine Le Pen, leader of Rassemblement National, is
on tour in Eastern Europe countries to present her programme and
seek alliances for a sovereign group in the European Parliament
after the vote of May 26th.
Le Pen went to Slovakia in support of the populist local
party 'We are a family' (Sme Rodina), led by Boris Kollar. The
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and Greek New Right also joined
the meeting, while Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini sent
a video message. They all agreed on a common fight against
migration, oligarchs, liberals and the European Commission.
Le Pen then flew to Tallinn, Estonia, for a meeting today
afternoon with the president of the nationalist party Ekre, Mart
Helme. Also Anders Vistinen, for the Danish Popular Party, and
Olli Kotro, for the True Finns, joined the meeting. The two
Scandinavian group leaders had in recent weeks answered to
Salvini's appeal for the creation of a large sovereign group at
the European Parliament.(ANSA).
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