European Democratic Party

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The European Democratic Party (EDP; French: Parti démocrate européen, PDE), also known as the European Democrats, is a centrist[1][2][3][4] European political party in favour of European integration. François Bayrou is the party's president.

All of the EDP's MEPs currently sit in the liberal Renew Europe group. The youth wing of the EDP is the Young Democrats for Europe (YDE).

As of 2024, one EDP member participates in the national government of an EU member state: Bayrou's Democratic Movement in France, which supports the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Two European regions are also led by an EDP politician, with Spain's Basque Country being led by Iñigo Urkullu of the Basque Nationalist Party and with Spain's Canary Islands being led by Fernando Clavijo Batlle of the Canarian Coalition; EDP member Free Voters participates as a junior coalition partner in the state government of Bavaria in Germany.

History

European Democratic Party was initiated on 16 April 2004 and formally founded on 9 December 2004 in Brussels.

Democracy is Freedom and Alliance for Italy
parties, served as the two co-presidents until 2019. Now, François Bayrou serves as the only president.

The EDP was founded in reaction to the rising influence of

European People's Party (EPP) group to form a new centrist multinational bloc. Its co-founder François Bayrou
described it as a party for people being neither conservative nor socialist."

Since the beginning of the

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group. This parliamentary group was dissolved in 2019 and replaced by Renew Europe
.

The European Democratic Party is ideologically

centrist and federalist.[6] Some major members and affiliated parties like EAJ-PNV, Free Voters, MoDem, MCC, Canarian Coalition and the disbanded Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy follow a Christian democratic or liberal conservative
line.

Members

Members are national and regional political parties as well as members of the European Parliament, national and regional parliaments.

Country or Region Party European MPs National MPs
 Austria Citizens' Forum Austria (Bürgerforum Österreich, FRITZ) - -
 Belgium
MR and MCC
; Individual member) 		-
1 / 150
0 / 60
 Croatia
People's Party - Reformists
(Narodna stranka – Reformisti) 		-
0 / 151
 Cyprus Citizens' Platform (Platforma Politon; Affiliated Member) - -
 Czech Republic SEN 21 (SEN

21)

-
0 / 200
4 / 81
 France Democratic Movement (Mouvement démocrate)
5 / 79
48 / 577
4 / 348
Catherine Chabaud (MoDem; Individual member) and Sandro Gozi (IV; Individual member)
2 / 79
 -
 Germany Free Voters (Freie Wähler)
2 / 96
0 / 735
(Bundestag)
2 / 69
(Bundesrat)
 Greece Union of Centrists (Ένωση Κεντρώων) - -
 Hungary New Start (Új Kezdet) -
0 / 199
 Italy Italia Viva
1 / 76
9 / 400
6 / 200
L'Italia c'è
0 / 76
0 / 400
0 / 200
New Times – United Populars[7] - -
 Ireland Marian Harkin (Independent; Individual member) -
1 / 160
 Netherlands 50PLUS
0 / 29
0 / 150
1 / 74
 Poland
Alliance of Democrats
(Stronnictwo Demokratyczne) 		- -
 Portugal Together for the People (Juntos pelo Povo) - -
 San Marino Future Republic (Repubblica Futura) Not an EU member
6 / 60
 Slovenia Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (Demokratična stranka upokojencev Slovenije) -
0 / 90
 Spain
 Basque Nationalist Party (Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea)
1 / 58
6 / 350
10 / 265
Canarian Coalition (Coalición Canaria) -
1 / 350
1 / 265
Commitment to Galicia (Compromiso por Galicia) - -
 Europe Young Democrats for Europe[8] (Jeunes Démocrates européens; Affiliated Member) - -

Former member parties

Elected representatives of member parties

European institutions

Organisation Institution Number of seats
 European Union European Commission
0 / 28
European Council
(Heads of Government)
0 / 28
Council of the EU
(Participation in Government)
3 / 28
European Parliament
12 / 705
 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
4 / 318

References

  1. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-137-45340-2
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-3-540-95855-0
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-3-531-18932-1
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1-4724-1465-6
    .
  6. ISBN 9789004351776
    . The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist, social-liberal, and federalist party that stands for a more democratic, integrated EU closer to its citizens. Between 2004 and now (end of 2019) the EDP has formed a joint European parliamentary group with ALDE.
  7. ^ Merlo, Giorgio (17 October 2023). "Tempi Nuovi ha scelto il PDE per motivi di coerenza". Il Domani d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Adoption of the EDP manifesto and new member organisation | European Democrats – European Democratic Party". www.democrats.eu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ^ robin (15 October 2022). "PES Congress welcomes new PES leadership team and four new member parties". The Party of European Socialists. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^ Democrats, European (30 June 2017). "Individual membership request from MP Alena #Bašistová (SK) has just been accepted by the #EDPCouncil in #Coimbra. Welcome! #EDPCoimbrapic.twitter.com/RiOAZGrfQ7". @PDE_EDP. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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