| Dec
|
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Ukraine |
Six Ukrainian parties signed an accord
to set up the Our Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko Bloc to form a joint election list for the
parliamentary elections in 2006. In particular, the bloc includes the People's
Union Our Ukraine (NSNU), the People's Movement of Ukraine (NRU), the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
(PPPU), the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists (KUN), the Christian-Democratic
Union (CHDS) and the Ukrainian Republican Party Sobor (URPS). Source: NSNU |
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Cyprus
|
New Horizons
(NEO) merged with the European
Democracy (ED), a party of former DISY members opposing the
Annan Plan, into the new European Party (EK). Source: Wikipedia
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EU
|
David Cameron, new party
leader of the British Conservatives, pledged to withdraw the
Conservative MEPs from the eurofederalist EPP-ED. He intends to build up a
new eurosceptic group within the European Parliament (Alliance
for an Open Europe). The Czech ODS, the Polish PiS
and some other parties are interested in joining the group. Source: Wikipedia
|
| Nov
|
|
Italy |
The
Italian
Radicals (RI) and the Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI) created a
federation called Rose
in the Fist (RnP). Sources: Wikipedia & RnP |
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Serbia |
A liberal faction of the
social democratic Democratic Party (DS) led by Čedomir Jovanović
formed the Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP). The party also reached a coalition agreement for the
next parliamentary elections with the liberal Civic Alliance of Serbia
(GSS). Sources: RFE/RL & LDP
|
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Moldova |
A
leftist wing, led by former Moldovan PM Dumitru Braghis and seven
deputies, left the
liberal party Alliance Our Moldova (AMN).
Braghis accused party leader Serafim Urechean of dictatorial practices in running the
party. Source: RFE/RL
|
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Romania |
A faction of the Great Romania Party
(PRM), led by former
vice-president Corneliu Ciontu, formed the new centre right People's Party (PP). Sources:
Wikipedia & PP |
| Oct
|
|
Italy |
The Socialist Party
- New PSI (NPSI) split into a leftist faction led by Bobo Craxi
and a rightist faction led by Gianni de Michelis.
The leftist wing plans to merge with the Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI) to rebuild the
Italian
Socialist Party (PSI). Source: Der Standard |
| |
Italy |
Five parties of the right-wing alliance
House of Freedoms (CdL) led by Silvio Berlusconi plan
to merge: Forward Italy (FI), National
Alliance (AN), Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC), Italian
Republican Party (PRI) and Christian Democracy for the Autonomies (DCA). Source: Der Standard |
| Sep
|
|
EU
|
The
European People’s Party (EPP) approved to give the Democratic Party
(PD) of Romania the status of observer. The EPP decided not to accept
the application of the Conservative Party (PC) of Romania, as it does
not fulfill the EPP criteria. Source: EPP |
| |
Turkey |
The Democratic People's
Party (DEHAP) merged into the new Democratic
Society Party (DTP). The DTP was set up by the prominent Kurdish human-rights
activist Leyla Zana and other Kurdish legislators. Sources: European Free Alliance & Der Standard |
| Jul
|
|
Germany |
An extraordinary PDS session has decided to change the name of the party to
The Left
Party (THE LEFT). Appending the acronym PDS is possible.
This can be decided either at the federal level or by the party organisations
in the states. Source: PDS |
|
Russia |
The
nationalist wing, led by the party's co-leader Sergey Baburin, left the
Homeland - National Patriotic Union (NPS). This second split led to a
reunification of Dmitry Rogozin's and Sergey Glazyev's supporters
within the leftist NPS. Source: RFE/RL |
| Jun
|
|
Slovenia |
At the 5th
National Congress
the party name of the United List of Social Democrats (ZLSD)
was shortend to Social Democrats (SD). Source: ZLSD |
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Romania |
The small
Humanist
Party of Romania (PUR) was renamed into Conservative Party (PC).
The Democratic
Party (PD) left the Socialist International and officially abandoned its former
social democratic ideology to take a more market-oriented stance. Both parties announced to join the European People's Party (EPP). Sources:
Wikipedia & SETimes |
| |
Germany |
The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and a
splitter group of left-wing SPD-dissidents, the Labour
and Social Justice - The Electoral Alternative (WASG), agreed to
form an election alliance
for the general elections scheduled in
September. After the elections a joint commission is to be set up to discuss all further aspects of the
planned unification into one party. Source: Süddeutsche
Zeitung |
| May
|
|
Poland |
A new
liberal formation, the Democratic Party (PD), was set up by
Freedom Union (UW) leader Władysław Frasyniuk, former PM Tadeusz Mazowiecki
and Deputy Prime Minister Jerzy Hausner, former member of the SLD. The
Freedom
Union (UW) merged into the new PD. Source:
Die Tageszeitung |
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Switzerland |
Freethinking
Democratic Party (FDP) and Liberal Party of Switzerland
(LPS) intend to build up a federation called Union of Freethinkers and
Liberals (UFL). Source: LPS |
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Estonia |
The
Estonian
Centre Party (EK) absorbed the extraparliamentary
Estonian
Pensioner's Party (EPE). Source: EK |
| Apr
|
|
Austria |
Leading members of the FPÖ and most members of the federal
parliamentary group left the FPÖ and established a new party called
Alliance for the Future of Austria
(BZÖ). The BZÖ is led
by Jörg Haider, the Prime Minister of Carinthia. Source:
Der Standard |
| |
Hungary |
The Hungarian
Democratic Forum (MDF) absorbed the small Hungarian
Democratic People's Party (MDNP). Source:
Der Standard |
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Belarus |
The Belarusian Social
Democratic Party - People's Community (BSDP) and the Belarusian
Social Democratic Community (BSDH) merged into the Belarusian Social
Democratic Party - Community (BSDP). Alexander Kozulin, former rector of Belarusian State University,
was elected as the new party's chairman. Source:
RFE/RL |
| Mar
|
|
Ukraine |
Supporters
of President Viktor Yushchenko, coordinated by the president's brother, Petro Yushchenko,
set up a new party called People's Union - Our Ukraine (NSNU).
The new center-right party will remain open for the allied parties in thealliance Bloc Our Ukraine (NU). Source:
RFE/RL |
| |
Italy |
Four
center-left parties of the alliance L'Ulivo, the Left
Democrats (DS), the Daisy - Democracy is Freedom (DL), the Italian Democratic Socialists
(SDI) and the Movement of European Republicans (MRE) founded the
federation Uniti nell'Ulivo. The new federation is led by
Romano Prodi. Source: L'Ulivo |
| Feb |
|
San Marino |
Social
democrats merged: The Party of Democrats (PD) and the Sanmarinese Socialist Party (PSS) merged into the
Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD). Source: PSD |
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Croatia |
Two opposition
liberal parties merged: The Party of Liberal Democrats (LIBRA) merged into
the Croatian People's Party (HNS). The unified party is
called Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats (HNS). Source: HNS |
| |
Romania |
The
extraparliamentary Christian Democratic National Peasants Party (PNTCD)
changed its name into Christian Democratic People's Party (PPCD). Source:
RFE/RL |
| Jan |
|
Ukraine |
The
political platform Our Ukraine (NU) and the Turkish Justice and
Developement Party (AKP) were accepted as observers in
the European People's Party (EPP). The European Left (EL) accepted the
Danish Unity
List (EL) and two other minor parties as observers. Sources: EPP & EL |
| |
Germany |
Former
left-wing members
of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) founded the party Labour
and Social Justice - The Electoral Alternative (WASG). Sources: SZ & WASG |
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