Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 16363 | 20 April 2026

Signatories:

Ms Sophia CHIKIROU, France, UEL ; Ms Janina BÖTTGER, Germany, UEL ; Ms Gabrielle CATHALA, France, UEL ; Mr Emmanuel FERNANDES, France, UEL ; Mr Dionysios-Charalampos KALAMATIANOS, Greece, UEL

Origin

2026 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 8, second sentence, after the words "At the same time," insert the following words:

"particularly under the influence of far-right movements,"

Explanatory note

This amendment clarifies that the normalisation of hateful discourse is not an abstract phenomenon and more clearly identifies the role played, in several member States, by far-right movements.