Parties in the European Council during 2010
This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each
Qualified Majority Voting
.
Summary
Party | 1 January 2010 | 11 May 2010 | 29 May 2010 | 8 July 2010 | 13 July 2010 | 14 October 2010 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | |
European People's Party | 12 | 184 | 12 | 184 | 13 | 196 | 14 | 203 | 14 | 203 | 13 | 190 |
Party of European Socialists | 7 | 101 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 72 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 65 |
Independent
|
3 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | 4 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 38 |
Party of the European Left | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 |
List of leaders (1 January 2010)
^ Supported by PD-L ^ AKEL holds only observer status with the Party of the European Left.
Changes
Affiliation
Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European party |
11 May | United Kingdom | David Cameron | Con | AECR
|
29 May | Hungary | Viktor Orbán | Fidesz | EPP |
8 July | Slovakia | Iveta Radičová | SDKÚ–DS | EPP |
13 July | Czech Republic | Petr Nečas | ODS | AECR
|
14 October | Netherlands | Mark Rutte | VVD | ELDR |
Office-holder only
Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European party |
---|---|---|---|---|
22 June | Finland | Mari Kiviniemi | Kesk. | ELDR |
See also
External links
- European Council (official website)