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Members of the European Parliament dramatically refused a request to honor Charlie Kirk with a a second of silence within the chamber Thursday.
Kirk, 31, was killed Wednesday as he addressed college students at Utah Valley University, sending shock waves throughout the nation.
Kirk was identified for mobilizing younger conservatives and was showing on faculty campuses with Turning Level USA. President Donald Trump known as him “one of the best of America.”
Over on the EU, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the assault on Kirk when he was shot lifeless as “a deep wound for democracy.”
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Charlie Kirk, founding father of Turning Level USA, distributes MAGA hats to the general public Could 1, 2025, throughout a TPUSA occasion in California. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Pictures/LightRocket by way of Getty Pictures)
Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, requested colleagues Thursday to pause proceedings in the home and to “declare that our proper to freedom of speech can’t be extinguished.”
Weimer’s want was supported by members of Germany’s AfD and France’s Id Liberties motion.
However European Parliament President Roberta Metsola denied the request and mentioned procedural guidelines requiring tributes needed to be formally submitted on the opening of a plenary session.
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Flags from the 27 international locations of the EU fly within the wind in entrance of the European Parliament April 5, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Pictures)
Since that session had already taken place on Monday, Metsola famous a tribute may nonetheless be scheduled for October.
When Weimers went on to surrender his remaining talking time for a second of silence, Vice President Katarina Barley minimize him off, sparking desk-banging protests from right-wing lawmakers within the chamber.
“We now have mentioned this, and the president mentioned no to a minute of silence,” Barley mentioned as centrist and left-leaning members clapped.
Exterior the chamber, Hungarian Fidesz MEP András László accused Parliament of hypocrisy, mentioning it had beforehand honored George Floyd however refused Kirk.
The EU Parliament denied a tribute request to Charlie Kirk and cited procedural guidelines. (Getty)
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On-line, some lawmakers additionally posted, “I’m Charlie” photographs, displaying the slogan from the 2015 Charlie Hebdo assault.
Metsola defended the choice as according to parliamentary process and provided condolences.
“Our ideas and prayers are together with his spouse and younger kids — who have been the bedrock of his life,” she mentioned.
