European Parliament opens probe into fake email aimed at swaying internal election

The European Parliament, the directly elected legislative body of the European Union, has opened an investigation into a fake email. According to the headline of the Politico Europe report, the message was an attempt to sway an internal Parliament election.

The portion of the source text available does not say who sent the email, who received it, what it contained or which election it concerned. Those details therefore cannot be confirmed.

Political backdrop

The excerpt also mentions other recent Politico stories about tensions in the Parliament. The liberal group has made its support for any presidential candidate conditional on a detailed coalition deal. Its leader has urged conservatives to avoid cooperating with the far right.

Another story reports that Parliament defended secret ballots that kept far-right lawmakers out of top committee jobs. The Patriots group has taken Parliament to court, saying it was excluded from key posts.

These are separate stories, and the source does not say they are linked to the fake email. Further details of the investigation should emerge once the full article is available.