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EPP Considers Expulsion of Fidesz Head, Deutsch - Risks Triggering Fedesz-Exit

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  • European People's Party will consider expelling head of Orban's Fidesz party in the caucus, Tamas Deutsch, from its ranks on wednesday
  • Deutsch had alleged that group's chairman used "Gestapo" methods in the rule-of-law debate.
  • He later apologized.
  • Deutsch's potential expulsion may trigger Fidesz's exit from the EPP - umbrella group in which Orban shared a political tent with Angela Merkel.
  • The EPP already suspended the membership of Fidesz in 2019
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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