In the course of the election of vice-presidents for the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Meeting (EUROLAT), the Left was blocked from reclaiming the 2nd Vice-Chair place via a maneuver by right-wing teams. The far-right “Patriots for Europe” nominated their very own candidate, whereas the center-right EPP additionally put ahead a contender. Within the second spherical of voting, the Left’s nominee, João Oliveira, was finally defeated.
“The maneuver that blocked our group from reclaiming the 2nd Vice-Chair place in EUROLAT won’t cease these of us who denounce the EU’s insurance policies of interference in Latin America,” mentioned Left MEP João Oliveira (PCP, Portugal).
The co-chairs of the Left, Manon Aubry (La France Insoumise, France) and Martin Schirdewan (DIE LINKE, Germany), added: “The European Parliament’s right-wing has violated the political stability to dam us from positions we rightfully maintain. The one Cordon Sanitaire ought to apply to the far-right, who undermine democracy. This can be a clear try to marginalize voices that denounce the EU’s complicity in violent, destabilizing actions by far-right forces. We’ll proceed to combat towards the neoliberal and militaristic agenda more and more pushed by the EU.”
