Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain's nationalist Vox party, has been named the new chairman of the Patriots for Europe party.
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00:00The leader of Spain's nationalist Vox party, Santiago Abascal, has been appointed chairman
00:08of the European Right-Wing Patriots Party during a General Assembly held in Paris on
00:13Saturday.
00:15The party was formed by Victor Orban in the wake of the success of many right-wing parties
00:20in the EU's parliamentary elections.
00:25Orban congratulated Abascal in a post on X, saying the party's mandate is to, quote,
00:30protect European families, stop migration and restore Europe's competitiveness.
00:38Some of the group's other main figures include France's Marine Le Pen and the Dutch Geert
00:42Wilders.