National Rally’s Hervé Breuil attacked near Lyon as he campaigned in the run-up to snap election
The populist former Czech prime minister, Andrej Babiš, has announced that his ANO party is leaving the Renew Europe group in the European parliament. In a social media post, he cited differences on issues such as illegal migration, internal combustion engines and the European Green Deal. By taking his 7 MEPs out of Renew, Babiš has further weakened the grouping, which took a hit amid a poor performance of Emmanuel Macron’s camp in France.
The move will also deepen concerns of centrists about whether Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, could win support for a second term by relying solely on the centre-right, centre-left and liberals. Valérie Hayer, a French politician and the president of Renew Europe, said in a statement that “this was a divorce that was long overdue.” “ANO has chosen a populist path that is incompatible with our values and identity.
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