| Dec |
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Italy
|
Francesco Rutelli,
former mayor of Rome, left the social democratic Democratic Party
(PD)
and launched a small centrist party called Alliance for Italy (API). Rutelli
and his followers opposed the election of Pier Luigi Bersani as
PD party leader.
The coalition Left and Freedom (SEL) was
reorganised into a moderate socialist party called Left Ecology Freedom (SEL).
Nichi Vendola, president of the Apulia region, was elected as spokesperson
of the party. The new formation consists of the Movement for the Left (MPS)
[PRC faction], Democratic Left (SD) [DS faction], Unite the Left (UIS)
[PDCI faction] and the Ecologists [VERDI faction]. The former
coalition members Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and Greens (VERDI)
retained their autonomy.
The Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), the
Party of Italian Communists (PDCI) and the small organisations
Socialism 2000 and Labour-Solidarity founded the
communist and anti-capitalist Federation of the Left (FDS).
Sources: Corriere della Sera / Der Standard |
|
Turkey
|
The Turkish
Constitutional Court banned the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP)
on charges of having links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK). The DTP MPs decided to join the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP).
Sources: BBC / Today's Zaman |
|
Serbia
|
The
Sandzak Democratic Party (SDP) was reorganised into the Social
Democratic Party of Serbia (SDP).
Sources: B92 / Wikipedia |
| Nov |
|
Turkey
|
The Motherland Party (ANAP) merged into the Democratic Party
(DP).
Source:
CNN Türk |
|
Belarus
|
The Party
of Belorussian Communists (PKB) changed its name into Belarusian United Left Party
'Just World' (BPOL).
Source: Camarade Online |
|
Basque
Country / E
|
A
moderate faction of the Basque Solidarity (EA) that opposed the strict
left-wing pro-independence stance founded a formation called Hamaikabat
(H1!). The new party renewed its ties with the Basque National Party (PNV).
Source:
El Pais |
|
EU
|
A number
of far-right parties formed the pan-European
Alliance of European National Movements (AENM): FN/Belgium, FN/France,
JOBBIK/Hungary, MSFT/Italy, ND/ Sweden, BNP/UK.
Source: EU
Observer |
| Oct |
|
EU
|
The
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European
Parliament set up a new eurosceptic transnational party, called the Alliance of
Conservatives and Reformists (AECR).
Sources: ECR / New Europe |
|
EU
|
Five new parties joined the
Party of the European Left (EL) as full members: Left Alliance (VAS)
from Finland, the Communist Party of Finland (SKP), the Workers' Party
of Hungary 2006 (MMP) and the oppositional Party of Belorussian
Communists (PKB). The New Cyprus Party (YKP) became observer party.
Source:
EL
|
|
Italy
|
The Socialist Party (PS) was renamed into Italian
Socialist Party (PSI).
Source: PSI |
|
EU
|
Enlargement: The
Inuit Community (IA) from Greenland and the Republic (TV) from the
Faroe Islands joined the eco-socialist Nordic Green Left Alliance.
Source:
Norden.org
|
| Sep |
|
Hungary
|
The European People’s
Party (EPP) decided to suspend the membership of the Hungarian Democratic Forum
(MDF).
The MDF MEP who was elected in the last elections did not join the EPP Group, but joined the rightist ECR Group
instead. In addition, the EPP decided to initiate the
procedure of exclusion of this party.
Source: EPP
|
|
San
Marino
|
A regional group of eight
MPs of the Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD)
from the municipality of Borgo Maggiore founded a new party called
Sammarinese Reformist Socialist Party (PSRS).
Source: Wikipedia
|
|
Denmark
|
The anti-European June
Movement (J) was dissolved. The formation had lost its representation in
the EP in 2009.
Sources: J / Wikipedia
|
| Jul |
|
Ukraine
|
The People's Union Our
Ukraine (NSNU), main part of the bloc NUNS, shortened its name into Our
Ukraine (NU).
Source: Interfax Ukraine
|
|
Slovakia
|
A moderate faction of the
Hungarian Coalition Party (MKP) around the former party leader Béla
Bugár formed a party called Bridge (Most-Híd). The new party opposes
any forms of nationalism and stresses inter-ethnical cooperation.
Source:
Der Standard
|
|
Russia
|
Just Russia - Motherland,
Pensioners, Life (SR) shortened its name to simply Just Russia (SR).
Sources:
SR / Wikipedia
|
|
EU
|
Right-wing parties from eight EU member states, including the British
Conservative Party and the Czech ODS (former members of the federalist EPP-ED group) formed a new anti-federalist and eurosceptical conservative group in the European
Parliament. The new parliamentary group is called European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) teamed up with right-wing
eurosceptics and hard-right anti-immigrant parties. This group, successor to the former group Independence/Democracy, is called Europe of Freedom and
Democracy (EFD).
Sources: EU Observer / BBC |
| Jun |
|
Czech
Republic
|
Leading members
of the rightist wing around the former Czech finance
minister Miroslav Kalousek left the KDU-ČSL and founded the conservative
party TOP 09 (Tradice - Odpovědnost -
Prosperita - Tradition, Responsibility, Prosperity). Former
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg has agreed to lead the new
party.
Source: Prague Daily Monitor
|
| May |
|
EU
|
The People's
Party (CDS-PP) [Portugal] rejoins the European People's Party (EPP). The small extraparliamentary Hungarian Communist Workers' Party (MKMP),
a party of Marxist-Leninist orientation, left the
European Left (EL).
Sources: EPP / Kommunisten.ch
|
| Apr |
|
Ireland
|
Fianna Fáil (FF) became
member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR). The
extraparliamentary parties Democratic Liberal Centre (CDL) [Spain] and
Free Forum (SF) [Slovakia] became observer members.
Source: ELDR
|
|
Iceland
|
The extraparliamentary ecological party
Icelandic Movement - Living Land
(IH) merged into the Alliance (S).
Source: IceNews
|
|
Italy
|
The center-right alliance
People of
Freedom (PDL), launched by Sivio Berlusconi in 2007, was reorganised
into a unified political party. Forward Italy (FI), National Alliance
(AN), Christian Democracy for the Autonomies (DCA), Liberal Populars (PL),
New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI), Liberal Reformers (RL), Federation of
Christian Populars (FDCP), Italiens in the World (InM), Libertarian Right
(DL) and Social Action (AS) were merged into the new PDL.
Source: La Repubblica
|
|
Czech
Republic |
Some left-wing members of the Green Party (SZ) founded the Democratic
Party of Greens (DSZ).
Source: Radio Praha
|
| Mar |
|
United Kingdom
|
The Conservative Party has confirmed it is
leaving the pro-European European People's Party - European Democrats (EPP-ED)
group in the EP to set up an anti-federalist new group. The new group,
expected to be called the European Conservatives, is likely to include
members from the Czech ODS, the Polish PiS and parties from the Baltic
countries.
Source: BBC
|
|
Switzerland
|
Liberal merger: The Freethinking Democratic
Party (FDP) and the Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS) merged into the
FDP.The Liberals (FDP). The LPS branches in Basel and Geneva remain their
cantonal independence within the party.
Sources: Swissinfo.ch / Wikipedia
|
| Feb |
|
France
|
The extraparliamentary Trotskyist
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR), led by Olivier Besancenot, was
enlarged and reorganised into the ideologically broader New
Anticapitalist Party (Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste, NPA).
Source: The Guardian |
| Jan |
|
Belgium
|
The social liberal
Flemish Progressives (VP) changed their name into Social Liberal Party (SLP);
the electoral cartel with the Socialist Party Different (SPA) was
dissolved. A minority faction left the party and joined the SPA.
Source: Wikipedia
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
A new
party dedicated to campaigning against the Lisbon Treaty was launched
by close associates of Czech president Vaclav Klaus. The Free
Citizens' Party (Strana Svobodných Občanů, SSO) is led by Petr Mach, director of a pro-market think tank based in
Prague.
Source: Irish Times
|
| |
Italy
|
The Refoundation for the Left (RPS), a reformist
faction within the PRC around Nichi Vendola, president of the
Apulia region, decided to transform itself into a party called
Movement for the Left (MPS). The
formation intends to create a non-communist united left with the Democratic Left (SD), the
Greens (VERDI) and a reformist current within the communist PDCI.
Source: L'Unita
|
|
Montenegro
|
The Serbian People's Party
(SNS) and some of its allies within the Serbian List (SL) were
absorbed into the New Serbian Democracy (Nova Srpska Demokratija, NSD).
The NSD represents the rightist wing of the pro-Serbian camp.
Source: Southeast European Times
|
|
Latvia
|
The
small extraparliamentary Social Democratic Union (SDS), a social
democratic splinter group from the Latvian Social Democratic Labour
Party (LSDSP), joined the Harmony Centre (SC).
Source: SC
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