Nigel Farage's EU Parliament Group Dissolved
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The group of Britain's UK Independence Party (UKIP) within the European Parliament collapsed after losing a Latvian MEP who withdrew on Thursday.
Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) was the brainchild of UKIP, the anti-immigrant, anti-EU party co-founded and currently led by the controversial Nigel Farage, and Italian comedian Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement.
But Iveta Grigule quit the group on Thursday, leaving EFDD with members of just six countries and causing its dissolution, EU Parliament spokesperson Jaume Duch reported on Twitter.
Latvian MEP Iveta Grigule left #EFDD group today. #EFDD no longer has members from at least 7 countries, so declared dissolved today. #EP
— Jaume Duch (@jduch) October 16, 2014
A EU Parliament group needs MEPs from at least seven states.
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