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European Parliament Narrowly Keeps Ilaria Salis’s Immunity in Secret Vote

A razor-thin secret ballot highlighted EU unease over Hungary’s judiciary.

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Die Linksextremistin und EU-Abgeordnete Ilaria Salis schaut arrogant aus der Wäsche – kein Wunder bestätigte das EU-Parlament doch gerade erst wieder ihre Immunität

Overview

  • MEPs voted 306–305 with 17 abstentions to maintain Salis’s parliamentary immunity, following the Legal Affairs Committee’s recommendation.
  • The chamber also rejected Budapest’s requests targeting Hungarian opposition figures Péter Magyar and Klára Dobrev, leaving their protections intact.
  • Hungarian officials denounced the outcome, and Budapest may seek to contest the decision at the European Court of Justice.
  • The result exposed fractures within the European People’s Party, as some members broke with leadership guidance to back the committee’s position.
  • Salis is accused by Hungarian authorities of involvement in 2023 attacks in Budapest and spent months in pretrial detention before winning an EP seat in June 2024.