# EU Parliament probes fake email in EPP election fight

> A bogus email impersonating a senior lawmaker surfaces days before the European People's Party votes on vice-chair positions.
- Title: EU Parliament probes fake email in EPP election fight
- Summary: A bogus email impersonating a senior lawmaker surfaces days before the European People's Party votes on vice-chair positions. The European Parliament is…
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- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-launches-probe-into-fake-email-seeking-to-sway-internal-election
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:54:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: european parliament, european people's party, andrzej halicki, sebastião bugalho, fake email, internal election, politics, world
## Fake email targets EPP election
The European Parliament is investigating a bogus email impersonating Polish lawmaker Andrzej Halicki. The email attacked Portuguese colleague Sebastião Bugalho ahead of the EPP's vice-chair elections.

> shameful allegations based on fake e-mails
## Parliament confirms email is forged
Parliament services confirmed the email is not authentic. A spokesperson said they are in contact with the member concerned to investigate and prevent further cases like this.

> Our services have confirmed that it is not an authentic email.
## Vote happens Tuesday with twelve candidates
The EPP will vote on Tuesday for ten vice-chair positions. Twelve lawmakers, including Bugalho and Halicki, are competing for the spots in a fierce campaign.
## Key takeaway

The European Parliament is investigating a forged email impersonating Polish lawmaker Andrzej Halicki that attacked Portuguese colleague Sebastião Bugalho ahead of EPP vice-chair elections on Tuesday.