European nationalist parties have announced an alliance, with the aim of changing the balance of power in the European Union.
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of the right-wing League party announced the venture on Monday at a news conference in Milan.
He was joined by Germany’s far-right AfD, the Finns Party and the Danish People’s Party – fellow nationalists.
They are campaigning in the European Parliament elections on 23-26 May.
Competing in different countries, they plan to form a parliamentary group – the European Alliance for People and Nations – to challenge the power of centrist parties.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) chairman Jörg Meuthen said at least 10 parties would take part.
“We want to reform the European Union and the European Parliament, without destroying them,” he said. “We want to bring radical change.”
Under parliament rules, a group has to consist of at least 25 MEPs from a minimum of seven EU countries. The EU has 28 member states.
