Viktor Orbán's party suspended from centre-right EPP bloc
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#4BFAP)
Move against Hungarian leader's Fidesz follows aggressive anti-EU campaign
Viktor Orbin's Fidesz party has been suspended from the main pan-European centre-right party, as controversy over the far-right Hungarian leader's place in the European mainstream comes to a head.
"Fidesz will be suspended with immediate effect and until further notice," Joseph Daul, the president of the European People's party (EPP), announced on Twitter, saying 190 members had voted in favour and three against.
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