The Czech MEP Kateřina Konečná has joined the Patriots for Europe group at the European Parliament, she announced on social media on Wednesday. The former leader of the Czech Communist Party had previously not been a member of any group.
Patriots for Europe is the third-largest group at the European Parliament. It also includes Czech parties ANO and the Motorists, France’s National Rally, Hungary’s Fidesz and other right-wing, nationalist and Eurosceptic parties.