| Dec |
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Italy
|
The People's Alliance - UDEUR (AP), led by
Clemente
Mastella, left the
center-left alliance Olive Tree (L'Ulivo).
Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung |
|
Slovakia
|
SMER, Party of Democratic Left (SDL), Social
Democratic Alternative (SDA) and Social Democratic Party of Slovakia (SDSS)
merged. The new party, called SMER - Social Democracy, is led by Robert
Fico, former chairman of SMER.
Source: Die Presse
|
| Nov |
|
Belgium
|
The
Supreme Court in Brussels declared the far-right Flemish Bloc (VB) a
criminal organisation because of violations against the anti-racism-law.
The VB was reorganised into the new party Vlaams Belang (Flemish
Interest).
Source: Der Standard |
| Jul |
|
Russia
|
The
Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) split into
two groups. The major faction is led by Gennady Zyuganov, the dissident
breakaway faction by Vladimir Tikhonov. The
Homeland - National Patriotic Union (NPS) was also divided into supporters
of Sergey Glazyev and Dmitry Rogozin.
Source: RFE/RL |
| May |
|
Moldova
|
The
Our Moldova Alliance (AMN, former BEAB & PRC), the Democratic Party of Moldova
(PDM) and the Social Liberal
Party (PSL, former PFD) announced the establishment of the Democratic Moldova Bloc
(BMD) alliance.
Source: RFE/RL
|
|
EU
|
15
socialist and communist parties founded the pan-European Party of the European Left (EL). The following parties are
members of the new organisation: KPÖ (Austria), SDS (Czechia), ESDTP (Estonia),
PCF (France), PDS (Germany), SYN (Greece), MP (Hungary), PRC (Italy),
PAS (Romania), RCS (San Marino), KSS (Slovakia), IU/PCE/EUA (Spain), PdA
(Switzerland). AKEL (Cyprus), KSČM (Czechia), PdCI (Italy), Déi
Lénk (Luxembourg) and BE (Portugal) are observers. Chairman of the EL is Fausto Bertinotti, who is also chairman of the Italian PRC.
Source: PDS
|
| Mar |
|
Poland
|
More
than 20 deputies of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), led
by Sejm speaker Marek Borowski, left the ruling SLD and created a new
left-wing party called the Social Democracy of Poland / Socjaldemokracja
Polski (SDPL).
Source: RFE/RL
|
| Feb |
|
EU
|
32 green parties joined forces and founded the European Green Party (EGP).
Source: Euractive
|
|
Bulgaria
|
26
legislators of the Union of Democratic
Forces (SDS) left the party together with former Prime
Minister Ivan Kostov. Their decision came in
response to Nadezhda Mikhailova's re-election as SDS chairwoman.
Source: RFE/RL |
|
Italy
|
Four
italian center-left parties will present themselves under a common
list in the European Parliament elections under the logo of the Olive
Tree (Uniti nell'Ulivo - United in the Olive Tree):
The list will be made up of the Left Democrats (DS), the
party Margherita - Democracy and Freedom (DL), the Italian
Democratic Socialists (SDI) and the Movement of European
Republicans (MRE).
Source: EU Observer |
|
EU
|
Five
scandinavian ocialist parties founded the Nordic
Green-Left Alliance (NGLA): SF (Denmark), VAS (Finland), VG (Iceland),
SV (Norway) and VP (Sweden). The member parties of the Alliance are
also part of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (EUL/NGL)
parliamentary group in the European Parliament.
Source: SF
|
|
Estonia
|
The
social-democratic People's Party Moderates (M) changed its
name into Social Democratic Party (SDE).
Source: Moodukad
|
| Jan |
|
Lithuania
|
The
Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Exiles (LPKTS)
merged into the Homeland Union (TS).
The TS intends to change its name into Homeland Union -
Conservatives, Political Prisoners and Exiles, Christian Democrats
Source: RFE/RL
|
|
Romania
|
The
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in
Romania (UDMR) split: A minority faction, led by Bishop Laszlo Toekes, formed the
Hungarian
Civic Union (UCM).
Source: RFE/RL
|
| |
Germany
|
The
populist Party of Constitutional Offensive (SCHILL)
expelled party founder Ronald Schill. Schill and some followers joined
the small Party Pro German Centre (Pro DM). Pro DM changed its name into
Pro DM / Schill.
Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung
|
|
Greece
|
The
socialist Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN) changed
its name into Coalition of the Left of the Movements and Ecology
(SYN).
Source: SYN
|
|
Greece
|
The
small christian-democratic Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR),
former
part of Margherita, changed its name into People's
Alliance - UDEUR (AP).
Source: UDEUR
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