Orban said the parties would meet Monday in Brussels.
By that time, Orban will know if France’s National Rally has chosen to join forces with him after the second round of the country’s legislative elections on Sunday.
If the National Rally decides to join Patriots for Europe, it would be the biggest political force within the group with 30 MEPs.
Italy’s League, led by Matteo Salvini, has also expressed an interest in the new movement but has not confirmed its participation.
Orban – whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency – has long railed against the “Brussels elites”.
His Fidesz party has been non-aligned in the EU Parliament since it left the right-wing European People’s Party (EPP) in 2021 amid accusations of Hungary’s democratic backsliding.
With the formation of Patriots for Europe, Orban is bidding to become the dominant hard-right force in the EU Parliament.
