Renew loses seven MPs from Babiš party

Czech former prime minister Andrej Babiš leaves the liberal party family Renew.

Seven Czech MPs from the ANO movement led by right-wing populist Babiš are leaving the liberal parliamentary group. Hungary’s Viktor Orbán could be behind this. He may want to form a parliamentary group with Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National.

Seven MEPs from right-wing populist Andrej Babiš’s Czech movement ANO are leaving the liberal Renew Group in the European Parliament. This brings the number of Renew MEPs down to 74, leaving Renew as the fourth largest group after the ECR with 83 seats.

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