Parties in the Council of the European Union

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The member-states of the European Union by the European party affiliations of their leaders, as of 6 October 2006.

This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each member-state represented in the Council of the European Union. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belongs. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the system of Qualified Majority Voting.

[edit] Summary

[edit] List of leaders (September 2006)

↑  - Prodi officially aligns himself only with his Olive Tree coalition rather than any member-party, but he was previously a member of Daisy-Democracy is Freedom's ancestor-party and is honorary president of its European parent, the EDP.

↑  Diko's MEP is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament, but the party is not formally attached to any pan-European organization.

[edit] See also

• Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2006
• Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2005
• Parties in the Council of the European Union, May-December 2004
• Parties in the Council of the European Union, January-May 2004
• Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2003
• Presidency of the Council of the European Union
• European Council

[edit] External links

• Council of the European Union (official website)

Pan-European political organisations
Recognized by the EU as "political parties at European level":
European Democratic Party | EUDemocrats | European Free Alliance | European Green Party | Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe | Party of the European Left | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | Alliance for Europe of the Nations | European People's Party | Party of European Socialists
Other pan-European confederations of national political parties:
European Anticapitalist Left | European Christian Political Movement | European Democrat Union | Euronat | European National Front | Nordic Green Left Alliance | Movement for European Reform
Dedicated European-level-only parties:
Europe — Democracy — Esperanto | Europe United | Newropeans
Groups in the European Parliament
EPP–ED (264) | PES (200) | ALDE (90) | UEN (44) | Greens–EFA (42) | EUL–NGL (41) | IND/DEM (23) | N/A (28)
Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, elections in the European Union, party composition of the council