Parties in the European Council during 2008

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The member-states of the European Union by the European party affiliations of their leaders, as of January 1, 2008.^{[clarify(meaning of colours)]}

This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2008. 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.

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[edit] List of leaders (January 1, 2008)

^  - Prodi's Democratic Party has yet to determine which European party it will belong to. Prodi's political background is on the Daisy-Democracy is Freedom side of the PD's ancestry, and he personally is honorary president of Daisy's 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.

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[edit] Affiliation

^  - AKEL holds only observer status with the Party of the European Left.

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[edit] See also

• Presidency of the Council of the European Union

[edit] External links

• Council of the European Union (official website)

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