Brussels, 02/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The political groups in the European Parliament were unable to prevent the formation of Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty, the new far-right political group (see EUROPE 9341). The “cordon sanitaire” that was called for by Martin Schhulz has, however, allowed them to oust the ITS group candidates from the two deputy chairman posts which it was due under the D'Hondt system.
ITS put forward the Romanian Viorica-Pompilia-Georgeta Moisuc and the Italian...