“Give Europe back to Europe”: in Lisbon, Marine Le Pen dreams of a far-right majority in the EU

Continental ambitions. Marine Le Pen called on Friday to “bring Europe back to Europe” from Lisbon, where she spoke surrounded by leaders of Portuguese and German parties linked to the National Rally, Chega and the AfD. “We want to contribute to the return of Europe to Europe,” putting “those who were the gravediggers of Europe into a minority,” added the president of the RN group in the National Assembly, who was present in Lisbon at the congress of the European Identity and Democracy Party.

Two days after winning the Dutch legislative elections for Geert Wilders’ PVV party (another RN ally) and buoyed by a flattering wave of polls to renew the Strasbourg parliament in June, Europe’s far right is beginning to hope to gain, if not a majority, then a “blocking” minority” in the future composition of the European Parliament.

“It’s time to give a chance to movements that are not responsible for the current situation and that are looking forward to expressing themselves,” insisted Marine Le Pen, according to whom the electoral success of the PVV “is not a whim of the party.” Dutch,” but “a thoughtful vote for the failure of those who have governed us in our countries for thirty years.”

The three-time French presidential election loser is due to give a speech on Friday evening alongside the head of the far-right Chega (Enough is Enough) party, Andre Ventura, who is credited with about 15% of the popular vote. ..for the upcoming Portuguese legislative elections in March.

“No danger”

Even if there has not yet been a survey of public opinion regarding the European elections in Portugal, “we look forward to the arrival of the Chegi MEPs to support the force that we represent in the European Parliament,” she states, assessing that “in Portugal, as in other European countries, the left has reached the end of its cycle.”

“This confidence of the population regarding (our) movements are growing,” she assured. “This is not a coincidence, European peoples are experiencing the same realities with each other,” whose fears are “largely fabricated by our leaders and the European Union.” “People must change leaders and we must change the European Union,” she urged.

Andre Ventura also expressed hope for getting rid of socialism during this press conference. “I am surrounded by leaders of political parties who have achieved extraordinary growth in their countries: these are signs that these changes may be close to arriving, as they have in the Netherlands.”