European Parliament voting shows growing cooperation between mainstream and far-right parties on migration issues.
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The voting results in the European Parliament regarding safe countries of origin and third countries demonstrate a complete electoral cooperation between the Right and Far-Right on asylum and migration issues. This collaboration is unprecedented, as it violates the established “cordon sanitaire” against the Far-Right within European liberal democracies. The composition of the vote shows full cooperation between the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right political groups.
This trend is not new; there are other documented instances of EPP collaboration with far-right groups on various EU issues. Experts suggest that the EPP is increasingly relying on the Far-Right to pass legislation or achieve short-term political gains, effectively institutionalizing an alliance of interests. While some argue this signals a rightward shift within the EPP, others believe it could intensify the divide between the Left and Right, potentially leading to new political alternatives in Europe.
In Greece, Migration Minister Thanos Plevery celebrated this alignment, reflecting the absence of a cordon sanitaire between the Right and Far-Right in government policy on migration. The text also notes that while some European countries have maintained barriers against far-right parties, others show instances where mainstream right-wing parties have cooperated with or accommodated far-right elements, citing examples from France, Spain, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
