• Far-right leaders rally in Madrid, praise Trump’s influence
• Calls for new “Reconquista” against Islam, “wokism”
• Despite unity goals, key EU nationalist parties shun Patriots
MADRID, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Leaders of far-right parties in the European Parliament’s third-largest voting bloc, Patriots for Europe, praised Donald Trump’s return to power at a gathering in Madrid on Saturday held under the slogan “Make Europe Great Again”.
The event featured Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini, as well as the leaders of France’s National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen, and the Netherlands’ PVV party, Geert Wilders.
“The Trump tornado has changed the world in just a few weeks … yesterday we were heretics, today we’re mainstream,” Orban told around 2,000 supporters, most of whom waved Spanish flags.
Summary
• Far-right leaders rally in Madrid, praise Trump’s influence
• Calls for new “Reconquista” against Islam, “wokism”
• Despite unity goals, key EU nationalist parties shun Patriots
MADRID, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Leaders of far-right parties in the European Parliament’s third-largest voting bloc, Patriots for Europe, praised Donald Trump’s return to power at a gathering in Madrid on Saturday held under the slogan “Make Europe Great Again”. The event featured Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini, as well as the leaders of France’s National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen, and the Netherlands’ PVV party, Geert Wilders. “The Trump tornado has changed the world in just a few weeks … yesterday we were heretics, today we’re mainstream,” Orban told around 2,000 supporters, most of whom waved Spanish flags.