| Dec
|
|
Bulgaria |
The Bulgarian People's Union
(BNS), an alliance of center-right parties (ZNS, VMRO-BNS, SSD), was
dissolved. The Agrarian People's Union (ZNS), the Bulgarian National
Movement (VMRO-BNS) and a new party called LIDER founded the alliance Forward
(NAPRED).
Source:
Southeast European Times |
|
France |
Dissident left-wing members
of the Socialist Party (PS) around the former minister Jean-Luc Mélenchon
founded the democratic socialist Left Party (PG).
Source: Spiegel Online |
|
EU |
The Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe (AIDE),
an eurosceptic party at the European level, was
dissolved.
Source: Wikipedia |
|
Russia |
The
nationalist People's Union (NS), formerly known as Party of National
Revival (NV), merged into the KPRF.
Source: Lenta |
|
Albania |
The New
Democratic Party (PDR), led by Genc Pollo, merged into the Democratic
Party of Albania (PD).
Source: CES European Factbook |
| Nov
|
|
Russia |
The
liberal conservative Union of Rightist Forces (SPS) and two minor parties [Civil Force
(GS) & Democratic Party of Russia (DPR)] were
dissolved and reorganised into a Kremlin-backed pro-business party
called Right Cause (PD).
Source: RIA Novosti |
|
Ireland |
A
special conference of the liberal Progressive Democrats (PD) voted for the party to go out of existence,
after the leadership stated it was no longer politically viable. It
will now be dissolved in the coming weeks.
Source: RTÉ |
|
Switzerland |
Freethinking Democratic Party (FDP) and
Liberal Party of Switzerland
(LPS) decided to merge. The unified party will be called FDP. The
Liberals [German: FDP. Die Liberalen; French: PLR. Les Libéraux-Radicaux;
Italian: PLR. I Liberali; Romansch: PLD. Ils Liberals]. The founding congress will take place in 2009. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) [LPS
branch in Basel] still opposes the merger.
Source: NZZ |
|
Switzerland |
Moderate
cantonal
spin-offs of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) in Berne,
Glarus and Graubünden founded the Civic Democratic Party Switzerland
(BDP).
Source: Swissinfo.ch |
|
Navarre
/ E |
The People's Party (PP)
suspended the pact of institutional collaboration with its Navarrese sister party, the
Navarrese People's Union (UPN). The PP announced to reestablish an own regional branch in Navarre.
Source: El Pais |
|
EU |
Declan
Ganley, Irish businessman and head of the campaign against the Irish
referendum about the Treaty of Lisbon, founded an eurosceptic
party at the European level called Libertas.
Source: Irish Times |
|
Russia
|
The Party of Social Justice (PSS) joined Just Russia - Motherland, Pensioners, Life (SR). The
social democratic SR has recently obtained observer status in the Socialist
International.
Sources: Kommersant / European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
|
| Oct
|
|
Serbia |
Dissident
members of the nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS) around deputy
party leader Tomislav Nikolić set up a new
party called Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). The
dissidents had supported the ratification of the EU Association
Agreement in the Serbian Parliament.
Source: B92 |
|
Russia |
The Agrarian Party of Russia (APR) merged into the
party United Russia (ER).
Source: APR |
|
Poland |
Members of the League of Polish Families (LPR), linked to the
fundamentalist Catholic 'Radio Maryja', founded the eurosceptic party Forward Poland (NP).
Source: Rzeczpospolita |
| Sep
|
|
Denmark |
The liberal party New Alliance (NA) changed its name into Liberal Alliance
(LA).
Source: NA |
| Jul
|
|
Switzerland |
The local branch of
the SVP in Graubünden (expelled from the SVP in
June) and other moderate SVP dissidents founded
cantonal sections of the Civic Democratic
Party Switzerland (BDP) [German: Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei
Schweiz]. The Federal Councillors E. Widmer-Schlumpf
and S. Schmid joined them.
Source: NZZ |
|
Slovakia |
The new
Conservative Democrats of Slovakia (KDS) were established by four
right-wing and eurosceptic MPs of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH).
Source: Der Standard |
| Jun
|
|
Trento
/ I |
The Democrats of Trentino (DT)
[the regional branch of the
former DS], a leftist faction of the Civic Daisy (CIVICA) and the
Association for the PD
(APD) established the Trentino branch of the PD. The traditional wing of
the Daisy
was reorganised into a regionalist party
called Union for the Trentino (UPT).
Source: L'Adige
|
|
Lithuania |
The Lithuanian
Christian Democrats (LKD) merged into the conservative Homeland Union
(TS). The new unified party is called Homeland Union -
Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD).
Source: LKD |
|
Romania |
The small
extraparliamentary People's Action (AP), led by the former
President E. Constantinescu, merged into the PNL.
Source: AP |
|
Macedonia
|
The Party for
Democratic Prosperity (PPD) merged into the Democratic Party
of Albanians (PDSH).
Source: Wikipedia
|
| Apr
|
|
Belgium |
The
Flemish party SPIRIT changed its name into Flemish Progressives
(VP).
Source: EFA |
|
Netherlands |
Rita
Verdonk, former Minister for Integration & Immigration and member
of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),
founded the right-wing party Proud of the Netherlands (ToN).
Source: De Volkskrant |
| Mar
|
|
San Marino
|
The San
Marinese National Alliance (ANS) and the San Marinese People (POPOLARI) founded a federation called San
Marinese Union of Moderates (USDM). The recently adopted electoral law includes an election
clause of 3,5%.
Source: Wikipedia
|
|
Switzerland |
Liberal
unity: The Freethinking
Democratic Party (FDP) and the Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS) announcend their intention to merge in
autumn.
Source: News.ch |
| Feb |
|
Italy |
Forward Italy (FI), the
National Alliance
(AN)
and several minor parties established a common electoral list for
the upcoming legislative elections. The new formation, led by Silvio Berlusconi, is called
People of
Freedom (PDL). The parties agreed to merge into a single party
in autumn. League North (LN) and the Movement for Autonomy (MPA) allied with the
PDL.
Source: La Repubblica |
|
Italy |
The small
Italian Radicals (RI) decided to
run on the list of the Democratic Party (PD) led by Walter Veltroni. Italy of Values
(IDV) allied with the PD.
Source: La Repubblica |
|
Moldova |
The Social Liberal Party
(PSL) merged into the Democratic
Party of Moldova (PDM).
Source: European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity |
| Jan |
|
Moldova
|
The Social Democracy Party
(PDS) [AMN spin-off], the Social Democratic Party of
Moldova (PSDM) and parts of the small Centrist Union of Moldova (UCM) merged into the
new Social Democratic Party (PSD). The unified party is led by Dumitru
Braghis, former leader of the PDS.
Source: Wikipedia
|
| |
Russia
|
The
small Socialist Unity Party of Russia (SEPR) joined Just Russia - Motherland,
Pensioners, Life (SR).
Source: RFE/RL
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