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Hungarian MEPs congratulate newly elected EP president – UPDATE
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Brussels, January 18 (MTI) – The MEPs of Hungary’s allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties congratulated Antonio Tajani on his election as the new president of the European Parliament on Tuesday evening in Strasbourg.
“The EP will have a president who is a friend of Hungary,” the Fidesz-KDNP group told MTI in a statement late on Tuesday.
With the election of the conservative Italian politician, it is expected that greater focus will be given to Christian values also represented by Fidesz, the group said.
The European Parliament’s composition, however, has not changed, the Fidesz MEPs said, adding that “political attacks mounted by the left are expected to continue against Hungary”.
The Fidesz-KDNP group will continue to strenuously uphold Hungary’s interests in Brussels.
MEP Tibor Szanyi of Hungary’s opposition Socialist Party said in a statement that “Fidesz and the liberals want to direct the European Parliament as part of a grand coalition … From Hungary’s point of view, all this means is that Fidesz will team up with anyone to attain and keep hold of power: in Hungary with the far right, in Europe with the liberals.”