Spain’s far-right Vox holds mass rally with Argentina’s Milei, France’s Le Pen | EUROtoday
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Spanish far-right get together Vox held a mass rally in Madrid on Sunday forward of the European election, touting the assist of worldwide allies together with Argentinian President Javier Milei, France’s presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, the prime ministers of Italy and Hungary and rightwing leaders from France and Portugal.
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Nearly 11,000 supporters – in keeping with Vox – packed a former bullring waving tons of of Spanish flags, in addition to a few of Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela and Israel.
They cheered audio system starting from French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen to the chief of Portugal’s Chega, Andre Ventura, and jeered at each point out of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, feminism or socialism.
Sarah Morris, FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Madrid, stated Le Pen obtained massive cheers when she took to the stage.
“Marine Le Pen said she had come to Spain to back Vox in its European elections,” she stated, and that “the European Union needed to change course and that these far-right, nationalistic parties were coming together to ensure that that happens”.
Milei then earned a standing ovation with a speech in which he excoriated “lefties” and defended free market capitalism. He additionally thanked Vox chief Santiago Abascal for his early friendship, “when I was lonelier than Adam on Mother’s Day”.
Morris stated he obtained the largest cheers when he accused Sanchez’s spouse of corruption.
“This far-right conference has turned into a real spat between the left wing and the right wing in Spain, with accusations flying against governments in all countries,” she stated.
The presence of overseas dignitaries prompted tight safety, days after the taking pictures of Slovakia’s Robert Fico.
Christian ‘values’, assist for Trump
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who appeared by way of a dwell video-link, received applause for her speech in Spanish during which she attacked irregular migration and surrogate pregnancies.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban and former Polish premier Mateusz Morawiecki extolled what they known as Europe’s Christian values in pre-recorded movies.
Chilean Presidential Runner-up Jose Antonio Kast and Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chakli obtained a extra muted reception.
But enthusiasm was excessive for former US President Donald Trump, represented in Madrid by the vp of the conservative Heritage Foundation and former White House staffers Matt and Mercedes Schlapp.
The occasion ended with Spain’s nationwide anthem whereas insults have been hurled on the reporters current.
Like its companions within the European Parliament’s ECR group, Vox hopes to journey a populist wave within the June 9 election to extend its present illustration of 4 MEPs.
A ballot by Cluster 17 launched on Friday confirmed Vox garnering 8.8% of the vote and 6 seats.
Vox’s finest exhibiting in a common election got here in 2019, when it received 52 seats within the 350-seat decrease home boosted by Catalonia’s failed bid for independence. Its assist has since waned however it stays the third-largest get together in parliament with 33 seats.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240519-spain-s-far-right-vox-holds-mass-rally-with-argentina-s-milei-france-s-le-pen