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The European People's Party is a Christian democrat- conservative political party at European level; in the European Parliament it also works with the non-party subgroup European Democrats (not to be confused with the centrist European Democratic Party); the name of the grouping is abbreviated EPP-ED. According to its website the EPP is "a family of the political center whose roots are deep in the history of European civilisation. It unites like-minded national parties, in EU Member States and in EU applicant countries and we maintain close contact with decided probable candidate countries."The party was founded in 1976 and in 1999 after the European Parliament elections became the largest faction with 233 of the 626 seats. After the elections of 2004 it remained the largest party with 268 of the 732 seats.
The EPP-ED is currently made up of the following parties:
1 List of national parties
- Austria: Österreichische Volkspartei (Austrian Peoples Party)
- Belgium:
- CyprusSince 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the government-controlled southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish-Cypriot northern one-third. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has continued as the internationally recognized authority; i:
- Dimokratikos SinagermosThe Democratic Rally ( Greek: Delta;ημοκρατικς Συναγερμ&sigmaf , or DISY, is a conservative political party in Cyprus, led by Nikos Anastasiadhis. The name is (Democratic Rally)
- Gia tin EvropiThe coalition For Europe ( Greek: of Cyprus was founded by Yiannakis Matsis specifically to contest the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections. Yiannakis Matsis is a former (1993-1997) President of the right-wing Democratic Rally (DISY), but disagreed with (For Europe)
- Czech RepublicGovernment The Czech political scene supports a broad spectrum of parties ranging from the semi-reformed Communist Party on the far left to various nationalistic parties on the extreme right. Generally it can be said that the (liberal) right beyond the sp:
- Evropští demokratéThe European Democrats ( Czech: EvropSti demokrat , or ED, is a small political party in the Czech Republic, led by Jan Kasl, former Mayor of the City of Prague. It was founded in the summer of 2002 and is the largest opposition party on the Prague Munici (European Democrats)
- Krestansko-demokratická unie - Ceskoslovenská strana lidováThe Christian Democratic Union Czechoslovak People's Party ( Czech: Krestansko-demokraticka unie Ceskoslovenska strana lidov or KDU-CSL is a political party in the Czech Republic. It is part of a coalition with the Freedom Union-Democratic Union, which th (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party)
- Obcanská demokratická stranaThe Civic Democratic Party ( Czech: Obcanska demokraticka strana abbreviation: ODS) is a eurosceptic, right-wing political party in the Czech Republic. The party was founded in 1991, after the Civic Forum split, by Vaclav Klaus and it is currently led by (Civic Democratic Party) (in the European Democrats subgroup, as EPP is considered too Europhilic by some supporters)
- SNK sdruení nezávislých (Union of Independents)
- Denmark: Det Konservative Folkeparti (The Conservative People's Party)
- Estonia: Isamaaliit (Fatherland Union)
- Finland: Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party)
- France: Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
- Germany:
- Greece: Nea Demokratia (New Democracy)
- Hungary: Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Hungarian Citizens' Party)
- Ireland: Fine Gael
- Italy:
- Latvia:
- Lithuania: Tevynes sajunga -Lietuvos konservatoriai ((Homeland Union-Lithuanian Conservatives))
- Luxembourg: Chrëstlich Sozial Vollekspartei (Christian Social People's Party)
- Malta: Nationalist Party
- Netherlands: Christen-Democratisch Appčl (Christian Democratic Appeal)
- Poland:
- Portugal:
- Slovakia:
- Slovenia:
- Spain: Partido Popular (People's Party)
- Sweden:
- United Kingdom:
See also: Political parties of the world, Members of the European Parliament 2004-2009