A right-wing politician, Janusz Korwin-Mikke has sparked outrage by saying women should earn less than men because they are “weaker, smaller and less intelligent”.
The bow-tie-wearing Polish MEP – whose party handed an MEP to Nigel Farage in 2014 – left colleagues astonished with his sexist rant in the European Parliament, while intervening during a debate on the gender pay gap in Brussels.
He bizarre diatribe claimed his point was justified because there were no women in the “first 100 chess players”.
He was slapped down by astonished Spanish Socialist MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez.
She told him: “According to your theory, I wouldn’t have the right to be here as a member of parliament.
“I know you’re very upset and very concerned about the fact we women can represent citizens on an equal footing with you.
“I think I need to defend European women against men like you!”
Mr Korwin-Mikke has previously made headlines after he referred to black people as ‘ni***s’ in a European Parliament debate.
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