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A bolstered far right entered the European Parliament on Tuesday, demanding more influence, as the 720-member EU legislature convened for the first time since elections in June. A shift to the right in the European Union characterized the election result as well as the striking reorganization of two new far-right groups in the parliament in the aftermath. The Patriots for Europe (PfE) – created by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán – is the first group. With 84 EU lawmakers (MEPs) from 12 countries – led by French National Rally (RN) chief Jordan Bardella – the PfE group is now the third-la…

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