Patriots.eu

Patriots.eu
AbbreviationPatriots.eu
PresidentSantiago Abascal (ES)
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014), as MENF
Headquarters75 Boulevard Haussmann,
75008 Paris, France
Think tankPatriots for Europe Foundation
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[10] to far-right[16]
European Parliament group
Colours  Navy blue
European Parliament
72 / 720
European Council
1 / 27
European Commission
0 / 27
European
Lower Houses
280 / 6,312
European
Upper Houses
119 / 1,498
Website
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Patriots.eu (French: Patriotes.eu), formerly known as the Identity and Democracy Party (ID or ID Party) and the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom (MENF), is a nationalist,[1] right-wing populist[1] and Eurosceptic[2] European political party founded in 2014. Its Members of the European Parliament sat in the Europe of Nations and Freedom group from 2015 to 2019, then in the Identity and Democracy group between 2019 and 2024; following the 2024 European Parliament election, most of its MEPs sit within the Patriots for Europe group.

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  13. ^ "EU's far-right parties expel Germany's AfD from their group". The Guardian. 23 May 2024.
  14. ^ "European Parliament's far-right group expels Germany's AfD after SS remark". Reuters. 23 May 2024.
  15. ^ "What to expect from a more right-wing European Parliament". Politico. 23 May 2024. Members of the far-right Identity and Democracy Group have said no to more defense integration
  16. ^ [11][12][13][14][15]