Nicola Procaccini, a top ally of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the European Parliament, said in Brussels that EU institutions and the center-right should be prepared to work with Marine Le Pen if she wins France's presidential election. In a September 22 interview, he said Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are "reasonable" and pointed to the EU's accommodation of Meloni after 2022; the article says the European People's Party has recently relied on votes from parties to its right on measures including tougher migration policy.
Why it matters: If Le Pen were to win, one of the EU's largest member states could push migration policy further to the right from inside the bloc's leadership. Supporters see broader cooperation with the right as a way to pass stricter policies, while critics warn it could normalize parties they consider anti-European.
Max Griera
2026.09.22
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This article establishes a new story because it centers on Procaccini's fresh call for EU and center-right cooperation with Le Pen ahead of the French presidential election, rather than updating a previously tracked specific migration event.
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