Several extreme-right political parties in Europe are to form a common platform to represent them in the European Parliament. Gabor Vona, the leader of Hungary's Jobbik Party, which is known for its anti-Semitic and xenophobic policies, announced that the Alliance of European National Movements so far included Jobbik, France's National Front, Italy's Fiamma Tricolore, the National Democrat Party of Sweden and the National Front of Belgium. Negotiations are underway with like-minded groups in Austria, Britain, Portugal and Spain.
The alliance is going to become an official, European party to be registered in Belgium or Strasbourg," said Jobbik's vice president Zoltan Balczo, a member of the European Parliament. In a nine-point statement, the alliance rejects all initiatives aimed at creating a federal state in Europe, and calls for Europe to be protected from "religious, political, economic or financial imperialism".
Jobbik, which formed the paramilitary Hungarian Guard, gained nearly 15 percent of the Hungarian vote in recent elections for the European Parliament. It hopes to win seats in the Hungarian Parliament in early 2010.