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"International far-right leaders, including France’s Marine Le Pen, Hungary’s
Viktor Orbán, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s Javier Milei, came
together in Madrid to rail against socialism and “massive illegal migration”
three weeks before hard-right parties are expected to see a surge in support in
June’s European elections.
Sunday’s “great patriotic convention”, which was organised by Spain’s far-right
Vox party, offered conservatives and far-right populists a chance to congregate
and take aim at a variety of familiar targets, from the welfare state to
“wokeness” and the agendas of Brussels-based bureaucrats.
The event was also attended by Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister for diaspora
affairs and combating antisemitism, André Ventura, the leader of Portugal’s
far-right Chega party, and the Chilean far-right leader José Antonio Kast.
The US hard right was represented by Matt Schlapp, the Donald Trump ally who
chairs the American Conservative Union, and Roger Severino, vice-president of
the powerful conservative Heritage Foundation thinktank.
Orbán, who sent a video message, said it was time “for patriots to occupy
Brussels”, adding that those in the Belgian capital were “unleashing massive
illegal migration” and “poisoning our children with gender propaganda”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
