Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pouncesBEERSEL, Belgium -- The far-right Flemish Interest party had set up the demonstration in the picture-pretty rolling fields south of Brussels, ahead of the four-day European Union election starting Thursday. There too, the impact of the far right was clear, with representatives from several EU nations attending the protest that drew hundreds of tractors. And that is us,” said Klaas Slootmans, a parliamentarian for the Flemish Interest. The coalition is dominated by the extreme right party of Geert Wilders.

Source: ABC News June 04, 2024 16:13 UTC