Before revision: The requirement of political affinity was put to the test in July 1999, when a varied group of non-attached members, ranging from the Italian Radicals to the French Front National , tried to create a new “Technical Group”, but Parliament decided that the new Group did not, by its own admission, meet the requirement for political affinity.
After revision: The requirement of political affinity was put to the test in July 1999, when a varied group of non-attached members, ranging from the liberal Bonino List in Italy to the French National Front , tried to create a new “Technical Group”, but Parliament decided that the new Group did not, by its own admission, meet the requirement for political affinity.