In 2014, anti-European fringe parties had their strongest-ever showing in European elections, and far-right lawmakers now hold about 10 percent of the 751 seats in the European Parliament. Independence Party, which has no lawmakers in the British Parliament, has 20 seats in the European Parliament, including the party’s former leader, Nigel Farage. The European Parliament, whose members are directly elected, is supposed to be the answer to that complaint. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Unsurpassed insolence,” Manfred Weber, a powerful conservative German member of the European Parliament, said at the time. Le Pen continues to receive legal protection from a European Parliament she wants to bring down.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2017 03:56 UTC