Casa calls on Commission to take concrete action on vote buying scandal

MEP David Casa has called on President Ursula von der Leyen to take concrete action following the Labour Party’s corrupt vote buying scheme, which was exposed this month. 

“The party in government operates as a criminal organisation, replete with fraud, forgeries and kickbacks to buy votes which erode our democratic credentials,” claimed the MEP. 

Mr Casa referred to several revelations of corruption over the years and claimed that this is one of the most heinous. 

“While criminality has become synonymous with this administration, the latest revelations are particularly disturbing because the scheme manipulated elections using funds intended for people with severe disabilities.”

Casa called on the Commission to make use of the tools at its disposal including the rule of law monitoring and the conditionality mechanisms.