What are the European groups?
7.1 Christian democrats and conservatives.
What are some political party names?
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the most powerful. Yet other parties, such as the Reform, Libertarian, Socialist, Natural Law, Constitution, and Green Parties can promote candidates in a presidential election.
What are the EU political parties?
Current Europarties
| Europarty | Members in | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Abbr. | Council |
| European People’s Party | EPP | 10 / 27 |
| Party of European Socialists | PES | 6 / 27 |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party | ALDE | 6 / 27 |
What is the current name of the European People’s Party group?
The current name as of 2020 is “Renew Europe”. Parties from certain European countries have been unwilling to join the centre-right European People’s Party Group. These parties generally have a liberal conservative but eurosceptic agenda.
Why did the Five Star Movement leave EFDD?
On 9 January 2017, the Five Star Movement voted in an online referendum to leave EFDD in order to join the ALDE group; however, they were rejected by ALDE later the same day. In the aftermath, two MEPs left the group, with Marco Affronte defected to the Greens/EFA group, and Marco Zanni to the ENL group.
Who were the leaders of the Independence/Democracy group?
Following the 1999 European elections, the Group was reorganised into the “Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities” on 20 July 1999, and similarly reorganised after the 2004 election into the “Independence/Democracy Group” on 20 July 2004. The group’s leaders were Nigel Farage ( UKIP) and Kathy Sinnott (Independent, Ireland).
What are the different groups in the European Parliament?
As the Parliament developed, other Groups emerged. Gaullists from France founded the European Democratic Union Group. When Conservatives from Denmark and the United Kingdom joined, they created the European Conservatives Group, which (after some name changes) eventually merged with the Group of the European People’s Party.