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Marine Le Pen (centre) is flanked by other far-right leaders at the launch of the 'ID' European parliament party grouping today - which replaces the previous Europe of Nations and Freedom group (Photo: EUobserver)

New 'ID' far-right EU parliament group falls short

With 73 MEPs under its wing, the far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) political group on Thursday (13 June) announced its formation - at a press conference regularly disrupted by applauding supporters.

The populist alliance is now set to become the fifth-largest group, far behind the majority of pro-EU factions that make up some two-thirds of the 751-seat plenary.

It also means campaign promises made in mid-April between Fren...

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Marine Le Pen (centre) is flanked by other far-right leaders at the launch of the 'ID' European parliament party grouping today - which replaces the previous Europe of Nations and Freedom group (Photo: EUobserver)

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