The recent French parliamentary election boosted the right-wing party National Rally, which secured every third vote in the second round. Although the election result did not secure the party the prime minister position, it shows that the far-right stands strong in France.

The same applies further south in Italy. In the European Parliament election, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, leading her right-wing party Brothers of Italy, received 28.9% of the votes, surpassing the result from the national parliamentary election in 2022.

Despite gains for the right-wing both nationally and on a European level, power struggles within the right-wing in the EU have already erupted openly.

Le Pen has allied with Hungary's Viktor Orbán and is now set to lead the new right-wing group "European Patriots," which, with 84 members from 12 countries, can call itself the third-largest in the European Parliament.

This challenges Meloni, as the new group has pushed the ECR group, led by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, down the hierarchy.

Both parties have previously expressed a desire to unite Europe's far-right forces, but now they stand in two different groups, each representing different views - particularly on the issue of support for Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the German far-right party AfD has succeeded in forming a new group in the European Parliament under the name "Europe's Sovereign Nations."

So, how does the right-wing stand in the upcoming election period? What do Meloni and Le Pen's power struggles mean for the right-wing? And what will it mean for the right-wing's ability to cooperate?

Join us as we discuss and analyze the right-wing power struggles in the EU with Celia Belin, Head, ECFR Paris, Senior Policy Fellow & Arturo Varvelli & Head, ECFR, Rome, Senior Policy Fellow. Director of Think Tank EUROPA, Lykke Friis, will be moderating.