European Democratic Alliance | |
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European Parliament group | |
Name | European Democratic Alliance[1] |
English abbr. | EDA[1][2] |
French abbr. | RDE[3] |
Formal name | Group of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5] |
Political position | Big tent |
From | 24 July 1984[3] |
To | 6 July 1995[3] |
Preceded by | European Progressive Democrats |
Succeeded by | Union for Europe |
Chaired by | Jean-Claude Pasty[5] Christian de La Malène[4] |
MEP(s) | 29 (July 23, 1984)[6] 20 (July 25, 1989)[7] 26 (July 19, 1994)[8] |
The European Democratic Alliance was a heterogeneous political group in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1995. It consisted mainly of deputies from the French Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the Irish Fianna Fáil.[9] The grouping had a generally centre-right outlook, and strongly defended the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.[10]
Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats[4] renamed itself on 24 July 1984[3] to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance.[2][4] The European Democratic Alliance merged with the Forza Europa group (dominated by MEPs from Forza Italia) to become the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.[5][11][12]
The name of the group in English is Group of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5] in long form, European Democratic Alliance[1] in short form, and the abbreviation is EDA.[1][2] The equivalents in French are Groupe du Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, and RDE.[3] Those French equivalents are sometimes rendered in English as Union of European Democrats and UED.[13]
Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs[6][14] | Notes | ||
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France | Rally for the Republic | RPR | Gaullism Liberal conservatism |
15 / 434
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Ireland | Fianna Fáil | FF | Irish republicanism Conservatism |
8 / 434
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France | National Centre of Independents and Peasants | CNI | Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism |
2 / 434
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Magdeleine Anglade,[15] Philippe Malaud[16] | |
French Christian Democracy | DCF | Christian democracy | 1 / 434
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Alfred Coste-Floret[17] | ||
Radical Party | PR | Liberalism Conservative liberalism |
1 / 434
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Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre[18] | ||
Union for French Democracy | UDF | Liberalism Christian democracy |
1 / 434
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United Kingdom | Scottish National Party | SNP | Scottish nationalism Social democracy |
1 / 434
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Winifred M. Ewing[19] | |
Portugal | Democratic Renewal Party (1986–1987) | PRD | Third Way Populism |
1 / 434
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José Medeiros Ferreira |
Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs[7] | Notes | ||
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France | Rally for the Republic | RPR | Gaullism Liberal conservatism |
12 / 518
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Ireland | Fianna Fáil | FF | Irish republicanism Conservatism |
6 / 518
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France | National Centre of Independents and Peasants | CNI | Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism |
1 / 518
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Yvon Briant[20] | |
Greece | Democratic Renewal | DA | Conservatism Economic liberalism |
1 / 518
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Dimitrios Nianias[21] |
Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs | Notes | ||
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France | Rally for the Republic | RPR | Gaullism Liberal conservatism |
14 / 567
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Ireland | Fianna Fáil | FF | Irish republicanism Conservatism |
7 / 567
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Portugal | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | Christian democracy Conservatism |
3 / 567
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was expelled from EPP after rejection of Maastricht treaty[22] | |
Greece | Political Spring | PA | National conservatism Populism |
2 / 567
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