Le Pen, Orbán Lead Far-Right EU Criticism at France Rally

At a far-right rally in France, Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán launched fierce attacks on the European Union, criticizing its migration policies and overall direction. Le Pen condemned the EU as a 'merchant, wokist, ultra-liberal empire' that undermines national sovereignty and democratic choice, accusing it of stripping states of their right to control migration, which she described as a 'pact with the devil' to dilute European culture. Orbán echoed these sentiments, characterizing EU migration policy as an 'organized exchange of populations' aimed at replacing the continent's cultural base, and boasted about Hungary's tough stance on migration despite EU sanctions. Both leaders emphasized their intent not to leave the EU but to reform it from within, aiming to take power in France and across Europe to return control to the people. The event, marking one year since Le Pen's National Rally's success in European elections, gathered several far-right leaders from across Europe under the Patriots for Europe parliamentary group. Le Pen also criticized the EU's approach to the Ukraine war, labeling it a 'programmed war project' consuming the union's energy.