Violent Far-Left Activists Attempt to Thwart Book Launch by Patriots for Europe Leader + Video

On Wednesday evening, a few hundred violent anti-fascists attempted to prevent the chairman of the National Rally and the leader of the Patriots for Europe EP group from launching his recently published book at the Hungarian House in Brussels. Police were forced to seal off the area and call in the riot police to protect the building, allowing Jordan Bardella's book launch to take place and ensuring that no one was harmed. Angry demonstrators repeatedly attacked the police, and for a while attendees of the book launch were unable to leave the area, and journalists doing their job were threatened by antifa activists.

Born into an Italian immigrant family, Jordan Badrella, 29, entered politics at the age of 16 and is now a member of the European Parliament, leader of Marine Le Pen's National Rally party and president of Patriots for Europe, the EP party group founded in part by Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. In his first autobiographical book, the politician writes about his origins, journey and his love for France.