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French conservatives move toward far-right alliance
The leader of France's Republicans party has said he would be open to an alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in snap French elections. Such an alliance would break a decades-old taboo.
The leader of France's Republicans party has said he would be open to an alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in snap French elections. Such an alliance would break a decades-old taboo.
Eric Ciotti, the head of the conservative French political party Les Republicans (LR), astounded political observers Tuesday by suggesting it was time to drop the longstanding taboo against working with the country's far-right National Rally (NR) party in hopes of taking power in snap elections called by centrist President Emmanuel Macron in the wake of Sunday's European parliamentary elections.
Speaking on TF1 TV, Ciotti said: "We say the same things, so let's stop making up imagined opposition. This is what the vast majority of our voters want. They're telling us, 'reach a deal."
In response, several of Ciotti's fellow party members spoke out against allowing former NR President Marine Le Pen anywhere near the levers of power.
Police arrest Finns Party MP over nightclub shooting
MP Timo Vornanen fired a shot into the ground outside a Helsinki nightclub.
Edited a shorter ChatGPT summary due comment:
> Finns Party MP Timo Vornanen's arrest following a nightclub altercation in Helsinki has sparked significant attention. Allegedly, Vornanen discharged a firearm into the ground after a confrontation outside the Ihku nightclub. The fact that Vornanen, a first-term MP, previously served as a police officer for over two decades adds a layer of complexity and concern to the situation. The decision by the Finns Party's chair to cancel scheduled appearances in response to the incident underscores its seriousness.
> President Alexander Stubb's comments expressing trust in the Finnish justice system reflect the broader public sentiment regarding the need for a thorough investigation into the matter. Despite the lack of injuries, authorities are treating the incident as an attempted aggravated assault and firearms offense, highlighting the potential severity of Vornanen's actions.
> The decision not to immediately detain Vornanen suggests that authorities are conducting a comprehensive inquiry before taking further action. As investigations continue, questions linger regarding Vornanen's motivations and the potential ramifications of his alleged behavior.
First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to ‘overwhelm’ official systems
First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to ‘overwhelm’ official systems
Neo-Nazi and far-right agitators are exploiting Scotland’s new hate crime law to make vexatious complaints en masse in an attempt to “overwhelm” police systems.
A prominent figure in England’s white nationalist movement is among those urging followers to spam Police Scotland with anonymous online reports, the *Observer *has found.
The leader of a far-right group – one of several fringe organisations being assessed by the UK government under its new extremism definition – promoted a private channel on the encrypted messaging app Telegram that includes a “call to action” urging members to “mass report”.
Posts in the channel instruct members to log cases of supposed “anti-white” hate, which they say includes a statement on the police force’s website that “young men aged 18-30 are most likely to commit hate crime”.