The European Parliament (EP) has blacklisted eight MEPs and reprimanded three others for going on fake election-observation trips.
But a co-chair of the body that imposed the sanctions was said to have taken a soft approach to a member of his own political family, risking accusations of partisanship.
Five of the blacklisted MEPs were French politicians from the EP's far-right Identity and Democracy group.
These were Virigine Joron, Hervé Juvin, Jean-Lin Lacapelle, Thierry...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.