Right-wing leaders aim for alliance of ‘like-minded’ European parties

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The leaders of two of Europe’s most popular Eurosceptic, anti-immigration parties have launched their vision for a new right-wing bloc in the European Parliament.

It came ahead of elections next year which EU officials fear will bring a surge in support for nationalist and xenophobic parties.

Geert Wilders of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) and Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front, have won support with their populist rhetoric mixing calls to repatriate powers from Brussels with criticism of radical Islam and immigration policies.

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Ms Le Pen told the joint press conference in The Hague: “The day when patriotic movements were divided, sometimes in fear of being demonised, is long gone.”

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rightwing-leaders-aim-for-alliance-of-likeminded-european-parties-8937750.html

[defacto7]

1. Yeah, that happened once...

in the early 1930s.