Fidesz MEP: EP rejects PfE initiative to condemn political violence

Gal, who also serves as the vice-president of PfE, slammed the EP for “not doing anything against political violence which is also present in Europe”, pointing to the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and the case of Ilaria Salis, an Italian activist who was detained in Hungary on assault charges until she was elected MEP, “who, despite almost killing an innocent man, is now sitting in the EP lecturing us how we should behave.”

Regarding the EP vote on Vice-Presidents on Tuesday, Gal said in a speech ahead of the agenda that it was “disrespectful of the 18 million voters behind PfE, and of the fundamental rules of democracy and the rule of law” that the EP had voted against both PfE candidates.

“It is unacceptable that the positions the Patriots are entitled to basically went to a communist extremist,” she said, adding that legal action was “not off the table”. “We must fight for what we’re entitled to under EP regulations.”

According to parliamentary minutes, the initiative was rejected with 339 votes against, 119 in favour and 15 abstentions.