AfD launches Europe of Sovereign Nations

Nationalist/Anti-Immigration groups are now 26% of parliament

The new EU group, Europe of Sovereign Nations [ESN]. This is going to be seen as the most hardline of the three nationalist/anti-immigration groups.

This list being maintained by YouTuber Renaissance Horizon

Currently, PfE is the third largest group in the EU parliament with 11.7% of the seats. The ECR will be the fourth largest with 10.8% of the seats. The new ESN will be the eight largest with 3.5% of the seats. Combined the three groups will control 26.0% of the seats.

In the upcoming days, these three groups should be able to get their people into several of 14 EU Vice-presidencies and 27 Committee Chairmen positions.

Patriots for Europe [PfE]: 84 (Announced on June 30th)

Austrian Freedom Party: 6 (Former member if ID, Largest party from Austria)
Belgium Flemish Interest: 3 (Tied for largest party from Flanders)
Czech Republic ANO: 7 (Defected from RE, Largest party in Czech Republic)
Czechia Oath/Motorists: 2 (Brand new)
Denmark People’s Party: 1
French National Rally: 30 (Largest party from France, most seats held by any party in EU)
Greece Voice of Reason: 1 (New party)
Hungary Fidesz: 11 (Expelled from EPP, Largest party from Hungary)
Italy League: 8 (Former ID
Latvia Latvia First: 1 (New party)
Netherlands Party for Freedom: 6 (Second largest party from Netherlands)
Portugal CHEGA: 2 (new party)
Spain Vox: 6 (Defected from ECR)

European Conservatives and Reformist [ECR]: 78 (Founded in 2009)

Belgium New Flemish Alliance: 3
Bulgaria There is Such a People: 1
Croatia Homeland Movement: 1
Cyprus National Popular Front: 1
Czech Civic Democratic Party: 3
Denmark Democrats: 1
Estonia Conservative People’s Party: 1 (Party splintered after election, MEP now tied to splinter group)
Finland Finns Party: 1
France Reconquest: 4 (Party splintered since election, these MEPs all left party)
Greece Greek Solutions: 2
Italy Brothers of Italy: 24 (Largest party from Italy)
Latvia National Alliance: 2
Latvia United List: 1
Lithuania Electoral Action of Poles: 1
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union: 1
Luxembourg Alternative Democratic Reform Party: 1
Netherlands Reformed Party: 1
Poland Law and Justice Party: 20 (Second Largest Party from Poland)
Romania Alliance for the Union: 5
Romania National Conservative Party: 1
Sweden Swedish Democrats: 3

Europe of Sovereign Nations: 25 (Announced on July 10th)

Bulgaria Revival: 3 (Very hardline)
Czech Republic Freedom & Direct Democracy: 1
France Reconquest: 1
Germany Alternative for Germany: 14 (Expelled from ID by Le Pen, Second largest party from Germany)
Hungary Our Homeland: 1 (Very hardline)
Lithuania People and Justice: 1
Poland New Hope: 3
Slovakia Republic: 1 (MEPs split with only one joining ESN)

Nationalist parties not currently affiliated: 15

Germany AfD suspended member: 1
Greece Democratic Patriotic Movement: 1
Poland Confederation: 3 (Very hardline)
Slovakia SMER: 5 (National conservative Socialist Party, expelled from S&D)
Slovakia Republic: 1 (MEPs split with only one joining ESN)
Slovakia Hlas: 1 (National conservative Socialist Party, expelled from S&D)
Spain The Party is Over: 3

Possible allies still in the European People’s Party [EPP]: 20

France Les Republicans: 6 (Party has already splintered since election)
Italy Forward Italy: 8
Romania Democratic Alliance of Hungarians: 2
Slovenia Democratic Party: 4

Forward Italy & Fidesz once led a conservative faction of the EPP together.

Socialist party wildcards: 21

Bulgaria Socialist Party: 2 (Part of left-wing S&D, but more like SMER in terms of social conservatism and nationalism)
Denmark Social Democrats: 3 (Current leader re-invented party as anti-immigration out of necessity)
Germany Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance: 6 (New splinter group of The Left Party, hyped as “anti-immigration,” unaffiliated)
Romania Social Democratic Party: 10 (Part of left-wing S&D, but more like SMER in terms of social conservatism and nationalism)


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