In Corriere della Sera According to his information Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, leader of the populist faction of the European Conservatives and Reformists, said no to Viktor Orban's request to allow Fidesz to join the European Conservatives and Reformists group. As the Italian newspaper wrote, Meloni believes that this will have more disadvantages than advantages. Representatives of Fidesz have been among the independents since the party left the EPP in 2021 before being expelled – He writes Voice of the People.
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Viktor Orban indicated a few months ago that he would like to see Fidesz in the European Parliament faction in the European Council. Several member parties of the European Council – the Finns Party, the New Flemish Alliance in Belgium, and the Czech Civic Democratic Party – have also indicated that Fidesz's accession would be unacceptable to them. Earlier, Sweden's populist party, the Sweden Democrats, also indicated that they also did not support the inclusion of Fidesz.
The Italian newspaper also adds that four representatives supported by the French Restoration Party, two or three Romanian representatives and some Irish representatives are waiting at the gates of the European Council. However, it is also conceivable that the Liberal Party family will be bypassed in a different way: there is a risk that the party of former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in light of the far-right agreement reached in his country, will fail. Leaving the liberal group or being excluded from it. In this case, Meloni could join his party family, which would win six or seven representatives.
