The far-right Identity (ID) the rightwing European Conservatives & Reformists (ECR) are poised to strengthen their positions in the upcoming EU elections in June — but the nationalist right is the least-disciplined in voting for the party line (Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europe)

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Far-right MEPs least disciplined in following party line

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EU Elections

by Vitovt Kopytok and Mikhail Komin, Brussels,

This article is part of an ongoing collaboration between Novaya Gazeta Europe and EUobserver to analyse European Parliament voting data.

In the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, far-right and eurosceptic politicians could significantly bolster their power, potentially securing a quarter of all seats.

While the centre-right European People's Party...

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Vitovt Kopytok is a data analyst and independent researcher. Mikhail Komin is an editor at Novaya Gazeta Europe, visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Affairs (ECFR)

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