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Far-right parties including the Front National and Dutch Freedom Party met on Wednesday (28 May) to discuss forming a new group in the European Parliament.
France's Marine Le Pen told reporters in Brussels that "we're going to do our very best to avoid any progress being made in the European Parliament." Le Pen said she would form a vocal opposition to the socialist and centre-right majority. "They are concerned," she added.
Le Pen met with bosses of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), the French National Front (FN), the Belgian Flemish Interest (VB) the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Italian Northern League (LN), all of which appeared at a press conference afterwards. But the power balance is clear; her FN dominates the group with 24 MEPs.