Meloni will continue to surprise us because he has become a measure of how a party on the far right can be pulled towards the centre
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The greater influence of the right-wing and far-right parties in the European Parliament speaks of more difficult procedures for adopting certain decisions because they will want a seat at the table
The results of the European elections and the growing influence of Meloni. The far-right camp is the third strongest group in the European Parliament, but cracks are visible in it due to the lack of united positions on key issues. Meloni is looking for pragmatic cooperation on some issues with the centrist parties, but they also need to lend a hand. What will happen on the French elections?
Trump’s relations with some European leaders could undermine EU unity
Purely mathematically the EPP, Socialists and Liberals have the majority – over 400 votes in the EP, the majority of 361 votes should be easy to get, Meloni is not needed
There is higher responsibility on the current political formations to offer stable solution to the political crisis in Bulgaria
Parties on the far right cannot achieve the same level of cohesion as the more central parties
It’s possible that the rule of law reforms will slow down in case Bulgaria returns to the status quo
Le Pen is watching Meloni normalising her image. She may conclude from this that just being decent on foreign policy is enough to make everyone leave you alone
If France suddenly weakens support for Ukraine, Tusk, considered an anti-Russian hawk in the West, will find it harder to get along with Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen
She is the only one that has managed to consolidate, and even increase, its public support