Identity and Democracy
The furthest right group in parliament, with France’s Rassemblement National (RN), appeared set to be among the biggest winners in the election as voters frustrated over a cost of living and energy crisis and migration drift from mainstream parties.
However, the group expelled Alternative for Germany after the German party’s lead candidate, whose aide has been charged with spying for China, said that the Nazi’s Waffen SS were “not all criminals”.
The ID’s opponents have also charged them with serving Russian interests, with calls for the West to stop arming Ukraine.