Europe’s most prominent right wing figures gathered in the iconic capital of Tuscany on Sunday inside the walls of a 16th century fortress to fire the opening salvo of their EU-wide election campaign at a rally of the hardline Identity and Democracy Party (ID). Conservative members from all over the European continent traveled to Florence for the event as a way for elected members of the ID Party to show solidarity ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections. The conference, hosted by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, was a who’s who in the European conservative politic and showcased leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, Denmark, The Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria and The Czech Republic.
“Today in Florence, men and women with common sense and courage have gathered to defeat an enemy that is Europe’s first enemy,” said Salvini, addressing the many attendees. “Those who want to destroy the identity of our continent.”
The values prioritized by the ID Party platform are democracy, sovereignty, identity,…
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