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Parties and Elections in Europe provides a comprehensive database about the parliamentary elections in the European countries and autonomous subdivisions since 1945 and additional informations about the political parties, the electoral systems, the acting political leaders, the governments and the electoral laws. The parties are characterised according to their political orientation. The website also contains an electoral calendar, news in brief and links to parties and election authorities.

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  News in brief. Latest events around the world of parties and elections in Europe.
 
December
 Gibraltar / UK
Parliamentary election · 08/12/2011.
 Croatia
Parliamentary election · 04/12/2011.
 Russia
Parliamentary election · 04/12/2011.
 Slovenia
Parliamentary election · 04/12/2011.
 Latvia
The party Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way (LPP/LC) was dissolved.
Source: Diena.lv
November
 Spain
Parliamentary election · 20/11/2011.
 Iceland
The Independence Party (SSF) joined the transnational Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR). 
Source: AECR
October
 Faroes / DK
Parliamentary election · 29/10/2011.
 Hungary
Former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány and nine other MPs left the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and announced the formation of a new political party based on the Democratic Coalition (DK), a liberal current within the MSZP. 
Source: Politics.hu
 Switzerland
Parliamentary election · 23/10/2011.
 Molise / I
Regional election · 16-17/10/2011.
 Åland / SF
Regional election · 16/10/2011.
 Madeira / P
Regional election · 09/10/2011.
 Poland
Parliamentary election · 09/10/2011.
 Ukraine
Strong Ukraine (SU) decided to merge into the Party of Regions (PR).
Source: Kyiv Post
 Lithuania
The National Revival Party (TPP) joined the Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS).
Source: Balsas.lt
 Belgium
The Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF), a regionalist party that aims to defend the rights of French-speaking people in Greater Brussels, split from the Reform Movement (MR). The party opposes the agreement concerning the disbandment of the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde electoral district. 3 MPs in the Chamber and 11 MPs in the Brussels Regional Parliament belong to the FDF. 
Source: Grenzecho.net
September
 Berlin / D
State election · 18/09/2011.
 Latvia
Parliamentary election · 17/09/2011.
 Denmark
Parliamentary election · 15/09/2011.
 Mecklenburg-V. / D
State election · 04/09/2011.
August
 Latvia
The parties of the electoral bloc Unity (V) - Civic Union (PS), New Era (JL) and Society for Other Politics (SCP) - transformed the bloc into a single party.
Source: Diena.lv
July
 Latvia
All For Latvia (VL) and For Fatherland and Freedom (TB/LNNK) announced a merger. The new entity will keep the current name of the electoral bloc. Former President Valdis Zatlers announced the formation of a center-right party called Zatlers' Reform Party (ZRP). The People's Party (TP) was dissolved.
Source: Baltic Times
 Lithuania
The New Union - Social Liberals (NS) decided to join the Labour Party (DP). A minority faction switched to the Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS).
Source: Delfi.lt
June
 Turkey
Parliamentary election · 12/06/2011.
 Portugal
Parliamentary election · 05/06/2011.
 Macedonia
Parliamentary election · 05/06/2011.
May
 Bremen / D
State election · 22/05/2011.
 Cyprus
Parliamentary election · 22/05/2011.
 Spain / Communities
Regional elections · 22/05/2011.
 S. Tyrol / I
The Union for South Tyrol (UfS) was renamed into Citizens' Union (BU).
Source: Südtirol Online
 N. Ireland / UK
Assembly election · 05/05/2011.
 Scotland / UK
Parliamentary election · 05/05/2011.
 Wales / UK
Assembly election · 05/05/2011.
 European Union
The European Free Alliance (EFA) welcomed Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE, Aosta Valley/Italy) and ProDG (DG/Belgium) as full members and the Schleswig Party (SP, Northern Schleswig/Denmark) as an observer.
Source: EFA
April
 Finland
Parliamentary election · 17/04/2011.
 Aland / SF
The liberal conservative party Freeminded Cooperation (FS) was renamend into Moderates of Aland (M).
Source: Moderaterna.ax
 Andorra
Parliamentary election · 03/04/2011.
March
 Baden-W. / D State election · 27/03/2011.
 Rhineland-P. / D State election · 27/03/2011.
 Moldova
Merger announcements: The social liberal Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) decided to merge into the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM) and the extraparliamentary European Action Movement (MAE), a small party of liberal orientation, declared to merge into the Liberal Party (PL).
Source: ADEPT Moldova
 Saxony-Anhalt / D State election · 20/03/2011.
 Estonia
Parliamentary election · 06/03/2011.
February
 Ireland
Parliamentary election · 25/02/2011.
 Belgium
The Flemish party List Dedecker (LDD) was renamed into Libertarian, Direct, Democratic / Libertair, Direct, Democratisch (LDD).
Source: DeMorgen
 Hamburg / D State election · 20/02/2011.
 European Union
The Political Assembly of the European People’s Party (EPP) accepted the Czech party Tradition Responsibility Prosperity (TOP09) as a full member and the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM) as an observer member.
Source: EPP
 Italy
The parliamentary group Future and Freedom for Italy (FLI), formed by followers of Gianfranco Fini in July 2010, was reorganised into a party.
Source: La Repubblica
January
 Latvia
The regionalist Daugavpils City Party (DPP), member of the alliance Harmony Center (SC), merged into the Social Democratic Party 'Harmony' (SDPS)
Source: Delfi
 Greece
The former Foreign Minister from the Government of Costas Karamanlis, Dora Bakoyannis (ND), set up a liberal party called Democratic Alliance / Dimokratiki Symmachia (DS). Five MPs immediately joined the new party.
Source: Athens News Agency
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