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Interestingly enough the EP groups usually portrayed to the right of the EPP, namely the ECRECR and IDID, did not gain any seats from Romania or Hungary in the last EU elections.

Arguably oneOne could argue that Hungary "doesn't count" because Fidesz was illiberal enough to get suspended (indefinitely for now) from the EPP. Furthermore Jobbik (which got one seat) might be nominally in the "NI" (non-inscrits) but their further-right character (than Fidesz) is of little doubt. Even in Romania, their Social Democrats have been accused of flirting with PiS-style illiberalism in justice reforms. (PiS is main party in the ECR.)

But besides these two countries, are there othersother EU countries where neither the ECR andnor the ID didn't gain any seats in the 2019 EU elections? And if so, can it be said that more mainstream parties in such countries have somehow co-opted [some of] the illiberal discourse (like in Hungary and Romania) and/or are there Jobbik-like "non-inscrits" in such countries?

Interestingly enough the EP groups usually portrayed to the right of the EPP, namely the ECR and ID, did not gain any seats from Romania or Hungary in the last EU elections.

Arguably one could argue that Hungary "doesn't count" because Fidesz was illiberal enough to get suspended (indefinitely for now) from the EPP. Furthermore Jobbik might be nominally in the "NI" (non-inscrits) but their further-right character (than Fidesz) is of little doubt. Even in Romania, their Social Democrats have been accused of flirting with PiS-style illiberalism in justice reforms. But besides these two countries, are there others where the ECR and ID didn't gain any seats in the 2019 EU elections? And if so, can it be said that more mainstream parties in such countries have somehow co-opted [some of] the illiberal discourse (like in Hungary and Romania) and/or are there Jobbik-like "non-inscrits" in such countries?

Interestingly enough the EP groups usually portrayed to the right of the EPP, namely the ECR and ID, did not gain any seats from Romania or Hungary in the last EU elections.

One could argue that Hungary "doesn't count" because Fidesz was illiberal enough to get suspended (indefinitely for now) from the EPP. Furthermore Jobbik (which got one seat) might be nominally in the "NI" (non-inscrits) but their further-right character (than Fidesz) is of little doubt. Even in Romania, their Social Democrats have been accused of flirting with PiS-style illiberalism in justice reforms. (PiS is main party in the ECR.)

But besides these two countries, are there other EU countries where neither the ECR nor the ID gain any seats in the 2019 EU elections? And if so, can it be said that more mainstream parties in such countries have somehow co-opted [some of] the illiberal discourse (like in Hungary and Romania) and/or are there Jobbik-like "non-inscrits" in such countries?

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Are there other EU countries besides Romania and Hungary where the ECR and ID did not gain any seats in the last EU elections?

Interestingly enough the EP groups usually portrayed to the right of the EPP, namely the ECR and ID, did not gain any seats from Romania or Hungary in the last EU elections.

Arguably one could argue that Hungary "doesn't count" because Fidesz was illiberal enough to get suspended (indefinitely for now) from the EPP. Furthermore Jobbik might be nominally in the "NI" (non-inscrits) but their further-right character (than Fidesz) is of little doubt. Even in Romania, their Social Democrats have been accused of flirting with PiS-style illiberalism in justice reforms. But besides these two countries, are there others where the ECR and ID didn't gain any seats in the 2019 EU elections? And if so, can it be said that more mainstream parties in such countries have somehow co-opted [some of] the illiberal discourse (like in Hungary and Romania) and/or are there Jobbik-like "non-inscrits" in such countries?